Blog #15: COVID Vaccine
By: Kevin Paez
In 2019, Covid-19 was first discovered, but it didn’t become that serious yet. Later, in 2020 its first outbreak was in China and then became a serious issue. Covid-19 spread all over the world killing millions of people and affecting the economy like jobs, money, businesses, etc. Covid-19 has multiple symptoms that are exposed to people like headaches, fever, loss of taste or smell, body aches, and many more. Moreover, older people or people who suffer from medical conditions like heart or lung diseases seem to be at a higher risk to be affected more.
Afterward, in late 2020 the first vaccine was developed by Kizzmekia Corbett. She is a scientist that is with the National Institutes of Health and she created the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. When the vaccine was confirmed that it was complete, they shipped the vaccine all over the world, so people would be able to be vaccinated. After, two other vaccines were developed called Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson. Scientists stated that these vaccines could make you have a lower chance of getting Covid-19 and being immune to it.
Some people believe that the vaccines aren’t safe or are uncomfortable taking them. When they tested the vaccines on participants when they first came out, they got extremely affected and died later on. And when people were first getting vaccinated they received side effects such as fever, body aches, and headaches that are most common. I believe that it wasn’t safe at first because it contained multiple side effects that could cause something devastating to my body, but later on, I realized that it could protect me from being exposed to Covid-19.
Now my question is, how did Covid-19 affect you? And do you think the vaccines are safe or not to take?
I know it seems like an obvious topic, but glad you asked this, Kevin! We really haven't had a chance to discuss COVID, as it doesn't fit in with our literary subject matter.
ReplyDeleteI think I told your class that I got the J+J vaccine a few weeks back (right before they pulled it). I will admit that I decided to get the vaccine because of social pressure - including pressure I feel at work. I'm still unsure about the decision and its long-term effect - and for that I am embarrassed. I wish I would have waited to understand the implications.
I do know many people who have had COVID and some friends of friends/ family of friends who have unfortunately passed as a result. Also, one of the most important persons in my life had a serious mental breakdown not because of the virus itself, but because of the extreme anxiety and panic the pandemic caused. So I can see both sides and understand the importance of health, safety, and mental wellbeing as well.
So as for the vaccines - who knows. Who CAN know? Without intimate medical knowledge, I don't feel comfortable preaching one way or the other. All I can say is that I hope everyone is educating themselves individually and making the best decisions for themselves.
Covid-19 has affected my life by taking away my first college experience, and disrupting my health. I had Covid-19 on March 17, 2021 but was exposed on March 13th. The virus was strong and made my life a bit difficult to function. The virus put my dad in a hospital for 24 days but luckily he was able to overcome the virus and is in better shape. At this point, since I already had Covid-19, I think it's safe to take the vaccine. Its better safe than sorry. The vaccine is mandatory too and I don't think college or the medical field would put us in danger if they believed that the vaccine was not safe. I just hope that whoever takes the vaccine is safe.
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COVID-19 affected my life by tragically taking away a family member during late March. It's also took away the college experience that most people were waiting for. I was also exposed to it but I had mini symptoms and luckily none of my family members got the virus. For vaccination, I'm planning to take it this summer since it's going to become mandatory everyone. I just hope for that everyone is who planning to take it do their research first.
ReplyDelete~Rameek Blake
DeleteCOVID-19 has affected my life immensely because majority of my family actually got COVID-19. My whole family got COVID-19 because my dad got both doses of the vaccine and thought he would be fine to go to an event with multiple people but he actually ended up getting COVID. However my dad's symptoms were not severe at all it seemed like a little cold that is because he got the vaccine. That is how we know the vaccine works my dad is living proof because even though he got COVID he didn't feel anything. However, it led to everyone else in my family getting COVID because we could not tell that he even had it. Everyone except for me actually got COVID. So COVID has definitely affected my life but the vaccine definitely helped us.
ReplyDeleteMany of my family and friends had COVID during this past year, thankfully there were no deaths among the people I care about. COVID also negativley affected my senior year of high school and freshmen year of college. I got the moderna vaccine recently and I luckily didn't have any side effects not even a fever. I encourage everyone to do their research before getting vaccinated. I have no regrets thus far and believe I made a good decision.
ReplyDelete- Brianna Torres
I've already taken the first dose of the vaccine of covid 19. It was moderna what is courting closer to my second vaccination and I just want to say I've heard rumors of VERY BAD side effects.
ReplyDelete-Oluwakemi Akanle
Covid 19 has honestly affected my life in many negative ways, the biggest one being my mental health. I don't know too many people, personally, that have been affected by it, but it is just really heartbreaking to hear all of these stories. That being said, I'm not really sure where I stand on the Covid vaccine. Personally, I am not planning on getting the vaccine, at least not right now. Both of my parents and a lot of friends got it already, but just to be safe I am definitely waiting to get it.
ReplyDelete-Olivia Reina
To be honest Covid 19 has definitely affect my life negatively and one of those being the ability to hang out with friends and family. This was more so an issue and the beginning of quarantine and now so much now but still. As for the Covid 19, I still have not gotten it but have been a little bit weary of it because of how it has affected some people negatively.
ReplyDelete- Saul Arias
In January, I went for a procedure and got tested 3 times with all different results but I still carried on with my procedure and we didn't think the positive test was anything until meat started to smell like it was rotting. The only explanation was Covid but I didn't get this til maybe a month after my procedure. So the only way Covid fully effected my life is with my taste and smell. I prefer doing remote learning because I know how to teach myself if I missed a class or if I didn't understand what the prof said. As far as vaccination, I got vaccinated about a month ago and feel fine. The only side effect that I got with J&J was a headache and I was tired. And taking Tylenol helps a lot. I do want people to get vaccinated but I also understand those that do not want to get it because it is not fully FDA approved and they want more answers. It is your body and you can do what you want as long as it safe for you and the individuals around you, so no vaccine, wear a mask and if you still got the vaccine still wear a mask. That's my hot take.
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