Nurse amongst one of the first to receive the mRNA (Pfizer) Vaccine in Cheltenham, urges people to receive it too

An NHS nurse, wishing to stay anonymous, reveals the process behind how she received her vaccine only an hour afterwards.

Since vaccinations started in Cheltenham, the town has been widely recognised for giving them out at a fast rate and was even credited in Boris Johnson’s Coronavirus Briefing on January 15^th.

Although this is great news, there’s still a long way to go. With many more people to vaccinate, some people are wondering what they’ll be in for. Some people are questioning whether they should get it.

COVID-19 Vaccine. Source: Unsplash @hakannural

After the nursing home that she works in was hit with COVID-19 drastically during the second wave, she said that she “was absolutely desperate to get the vaccine.”

At first, she was told that she would have to wait for over four weeks before being able to have her vaccine at the Cheltenham Fire Station. However, she woke up one morning a few days later and was “in shock” to see that an email had come through, which allowed her to attend an earlier date. This date happened to be the same day.

She started to become nervous, but described this as last-minute thoughts, saying that receiving the vaccine “seemed the only solution, or big part of the solution, so I was quite desperate to get it.”

Vaccine. Source: Unsplash @markusspiske

“Everyone was very helpful, people were opening doors for people and helping with directions.” She said. 

The vaccine is an intermuscular vaccine which resulted in her feeling a slight sting as it went in. She said “getting the vaccine was very quick and well organised” and described “a sharp prick in your arm like any other vaccine.”

After receiving the vaccine, she was given leaflets which listed side-effects which she may experience.

She said that anyone deciding not to get the vaccine would be “totally foolish," and said that “I can ensure that I would rather trust in the science than trust that I would recover or give it to anyone who’s vulnerable in my family that I care about. The vaccine goes a long way in helping us.”

Boris Johnson is actively encouraging people to take the vaccine. 

The vaccine protects you, your loved ones and helps us all defeat the virus.

When you are invited to get the jab, please come forward.#TakeTheVaccine https://t.co/8X9BFGFKr2

— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) February 19, 2021

 

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