Fully Vaccinated💉

It's been 20 months since the outbreak of Covid-19. Since then, we are obliged to stay at home and be quarantined. It was not easy at first. Imagine staying at home all day long, doing the same routines for almost everyday.

For the past months, our frontliners have been struggling towards health security by implementing safety protocols and guidelines. It's been a while but we still not got used to it. Sometimes, we tend to forgot our facemasks, or sanitize ourselves. We thought it will finally come to its end, but it's not.

Through thorough studies and laboratories, our doctors have finally succeeded in doing formulas and medicines in fight with this virus. They have finally formulated different kinds of vaccines, with different side effects and results. At first, we are so afraid of getting these vaccines, since it is not yet approved and it is still in the process of making. We are not sure that's why, threat is still in our mind.

When the Department of Health finally agreed with these vaccines, they started to distribute this all over the world. Though we are not yet assured with these vaccines, some people have taken the risk. Even during the performance testing, there are some volunteers who helped in the making of these vaccines. Some did a great job, but some lose their lives. It's not easy formulating vaccines but we still hope for the best.

After running many tests, the vaccines are now ready for distribution, locally. The government aimed for at least 75% of population in every municipality to get vaccinated. For the past few months, health professionals were visiting barangays and municipality for vaccination period. There are some people who are willing too be vaccinated, but some are still afraid.

I, myself, was not yet prepared for these vaccines. I am also not yet confident since I have a medical record regarding my asthma. I am afraid of the possible effects of these vaccines. Actually, I asked God for a sign or even reason for me to push with the vaccination. Months of waiting, I finally got an answer. Our university has announced the possible face to face learning system on January 2022. They are encouraging students to be vaccinated for this upcoming face to face. They even scheduled vaccination days to help students who don't know the vaccination areas. They have already conducted 3 times but unfortunately, I was not able to go there.

October 22, 2021 when my mother called me. My mother is a health worker in our barangay that's why she is updated on the vaccination schedules. She called me at 3pm, telling me that I should go to court and get vaccinated. I was hesitant at first, but I still manage to go there and get my vaccination. I was vaccinated with Sinovac. The vaccination time was smooth because there are only few people who went there. In less than 10 mins, I finished the procedure and went home. I was told to get my 2nd dose on November 22, 2021.

When I got home, I took medicine as advised by the midwife who injected me. After several minutes, I felt sleepiness so I went to bed early that night. In the morning, I am expecting myself to have a flu, or experience any side effects. But thankfully, I was doing fine the whole time. I just experienced some numbness in my arm where I got vaccinated, but it's normal.

November 22, 2021 is my 2nd dose. I have still some class so I decided to go there at 4pm. When I got there, I was so surprise to see crowds waiting. I thought that there are only few people left, but I was wrong. The vaccination period was joined by many people. I was told that the quota for that day was about 600+ vaccines.

I started lining up around 4:15pm, and believe it or not, I was the last in the line. Hahahaha thankfully that my Ate was also there, second to the last, so I didn't get bored while waiting. There are 6 steps needed to accomplish.

Step 1. Registration area

Step 2. Interview

Step 3. Blood Pressure area

Step 4. Vaccination area

Step 5. Resting area and blood pressure area

Step 6. Discharging area

Imagine, I finished my vaccination period around 10pm already. Thinking that there are still people in there. I heard they all went home around 11pm and even my mother, who's also assisting during that time, went home before 12 midnight.

The process this time was not easy unlike my 1st dose. Actually, when it comes in experiencing the side effects, I am afraid I might experience severe side effects, but I didn't experience anything aside from the numbness I feel. Everything was normal.

For those who are not yet vaccinated, I am not encouraging nor discouraging you to get vaccinated. It is up to you whether you're ready for it or not. Just know your health. If you are anxious and unsure about your health condition, I better recommend to consult a doctor first.

A friendly reminder to everyone:

Never risk your life to be vaccinated just because your friend have already vaccinated. KNOW YOUR SELF MORE.