It might not have looked like much when 90-year-old Margaret Keenan stepped up to the blue armchair.
Nonetheless Keenan felt there were many reasons why she should celebrate being first.
“I feel so privileged to be the first person vaccinated against COVID-19,” Keenan says.
One of those isDr.
She is leading the COVID-19 vaccine research and development work at Atrium Health.
These problems are usually mild and seen in the first week after getting a vaccine.
Some people get some redness where they got the shot.
Some people don’t get any of these side effects."
But Dr. Turley says there are actually positive takeaways from the vaccine’s side effects.
“This is not the COVID-19 infection.
The vaccines being tested each include some different part of the virus that has been human made.
These parts are not able to cause the COVID-19 illness.
“The vaccine is NOT going to be available before we know its effectiveness.
Before that, there is a need to keep our guards up.
“It will take many months for enough of the community to get the two doses of vaccine.
So it is very important for each of us to remain vigilant now and for the foreseeable future.”
The process of how vaccines are developed and tested is complex.
So keepmasking up, and stay safe.
