Gonna Get My Vaccine Shot: Plan Gone Wrong

It's been years since the pandemic brought by the harmful corona virus started. Our lives had suddenly changed and we don't know if when can we bring it back or if we can still be able to bring it back.

Before, we can walk on the streets even without wearing our face masks. Now, we can't go outside without it as it worries us that we might get the virus or be invited by the authorities in their stations and will make us pay for fine (multa in Filipino).

Before, we can travel without any RT-PCR or Antigen Tests, travel certificates, or travel pass. Just our passports, luggage, pocket money, and ourselves are enough. Now, we can't. Without this requirements, we can't enter boundaries.

Before, we study in a face-to-face mode. The difficulties of studying do become more easier through our teachers and professors teaching and guiding us. Studying our lessons and reviewing for examinations becomes easy to deal with with our friends on our sides. Mental and emotional breakdown was less because of them. In sort, we are not alone. Now, we can't go to school and universities to study. We are alone inside the four corners of our house, dealing with the modules and our mental health.

Before, we can go inside the supermarkets, restaurants, fast-food chains, and other establishments without filling up in the contact tracing sheet and without getting our body temperatures. Now, we can't. We can't go inside without doing this processes and we can't go inside without wearing a face masks and a face shields.

Before, we are riding public utility vehicles (PUVs) with us being a sardines inside. Now, we can't because we are required to strictly follow health protocols like social distancing.

Before, we are teasing our friends, relatives, and other people when they have coughs and even saying that, "isang ubo ka na lang." Now, we or some other people find it so disgusting, harmful, and infectious.

Before, our medical practitioners like doctors, nurses, and other people working under the health sector are so lively, energetic, and seems like no one can stop them from helping and serving us. Now, their energy and wants to serve their country are now slowly fading away. They are now feeling so much tiredness, exhaustion, mental and health problems. And, their one foot are buried on the ground. Many are giving up and worst, gone.

That was before, when we are still living our lives to the fullest and was still free. Now? Are we still free? Yes, we still are. But, not like how we used to before. Why? Because of this virus circulating around, waiting to harm us.

There's a solution for it. What is it? Cure. But sadly, virus-related diseases don't have cures. There are no medicines that can cure it. Why? Because virus diseases are way too different from diseases caused by bacteria. All we have now are vaccines. Always remember that vaccines are not a cure, it's more on a preventive measure. It can prevent us from experiencing more severe symptoms and will lessen the possibility of us being infected. Will lessen, but there's still a possibility that a vaccinated citizen can still be infected. So don't believe when your neighbor said that a person is already safe and won't be infected because he or she is already vaccinated. Remind them to stop spreading fake information.

Now, the question is: "will you get the vaccine? Or nah?"

Also, are you ready to get your shots? Or nah? If not yet, when?

Many people are still having doubts and worries. And, I and my family are one of these many people. One of our clear reasons are the numbers of deaths of vaccinated people. And our doubts if the vaccines are safe to be taken. One way to find out? Do our own research. Read and watch news, conduct a research, observe and evaluate. This ways can help us decide on whether to take the vaccine or not.

On the start of the vaccination, we are free to have our choice of whether to get a vaccine or not. In short, it's not mandatory. Because they understand the doubts of the citizens and was respecting the rights to make a decision.

But, are we still free to make a decision?

What make me think of that question? It's the emerging news about the Bakuna Bubble wherein some establishments are just allowing vaccinated people to enter such vicinities like supermarkets and even in some clinics.

Before, I am not worried if I will not get the vaccine. But, now? I do. My family do. What are we worried for? The Bakuna Bubble. The fact that there's a high possibility that there will be a discrimination between vaccinated and not vaccinated people.

"We are afraid of the virus. But, we are more afraid of what humans can do and think." -imanagrcltrst, 2021.

And so, we made a decision. On the afternoon of Thursday, we finally had decided to get our vaccine shots. I, Mama, Papa, Tita, and Ninong (Tito). Minutes after our talks, we had communicated to the barangay hall for the registration.

I was so determined that time. Seems like my worries fades and popped like a bubble, so fast. Actually, registering was already on my to-do list on Friday.

But .......

Our plans, my plans do gone wrong.

Yesterday morning, I kept on sneezing and sneezing and sneezing. For me, it was normal. Because I was always like this every morning or whenever I will wake up. Papa teased me and said how can I take my shots if I kept on sneezing. And I answered, "Papa, 'di ka pa sanay sa ilong ko tuwing umaga?" Then, I laughed. But, I was still sneezing and sniffing until lunch. And, I told myself that it's not normal anymore.

While having our virtual meeting in my Seminar 1 class, around 2:00 in the afternoon. I started feeling dizziness, my head and body seems to be heavy.

And, by that? Our plans had totally gone wrong.

I don't have a closed contact to a COVID-19 positive nor I don't also go outside while it's raining. The reasons that I was thinking of? Tiredness, lack of sleep and rest.

I am a grinderist and my day won't be completed without me doing productive things. But, seems like my body had drained its energy and was asking for more rest. So, I will grant it. I will grab more time to rest and relax my body and mind. I will set aside my daily goal of being productive, for the meantime.

Because of this, Papa teased me again. Saying that my body don't want to be vaccinated, yet. And so, I suggest them to get the shot and don't wait for my colds to fade away. But, Papa insisted that we should take the vaccine together. So, okay.

Yesterday, I was asking myself, "why now? why when I finally got the determination and courage to get the vaccine?"

Maybe, it's not the time yet? I don't know, too. Well, I just hope that this not-so-good feeling will get better, soonest. Before my determination and courage go away and be eaten by my worries and doubts, again and again and again. *crossed fingers*

Before I end this article, let me leave this words. 💕

"Take care of ourselves and health. As it is our greatest weapon to survive this current situation of us. Let's take care of it because it's our obligation to do so. And, that no one will do that for us but just ourselves."

-imanagrcltrst, 2021.

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Published by September 11, 2021