Today I’m going to receive my first Covid Vaccination. I’m so relieved to be finally getting it. I’m immune compromised. That means I’m susceptible to all germs on a regular basis. Every year I get my flu shot for this very reason. This year has been terrifying for me and my family. We had a baby during the lockdowns. It’s just been very stressful and mostly depressing. I had to continue working during this period because of what I do for a living. That made it even harder. We had our share of Covid Scares but came out unscathed and negative, thankfully!
528,000 Americans aren’t as lucky as I’ve been. Dying alone with only doctors and nurses by their sides. Only recently have family members been let in to say goodbye. My friend had to wear a suit reminiscent of a deep sea diving suit to hold her dying father’s hand for the last time. It still makes me cry to think about that.
Today I take that step to keep safe. I feel on the verge of relief. Yes, I will continue to wear my mask in public. You see, I understand that even with the vaccine it doesn’t mean I can’t transmit the virus to someone who isn’t vaccinated. Oh, and I’m not an a-hole selfish prick!
More of my family can now get the vaccine too and that also is a great relief.
Mr. Trump would like to have the credit for the vaccine and the saving American Lives. I can’t give that to him. Once the virus hit and we realized that America wasn’t inescapable and could contract it no matter how many thoughts and prayers that were thrown at it. Mr. Trump could have cut the number of Americans who died during the early days of the pandemic. He could have initiated mask mandates for the entire country. What we got was hypothesis of injecting oneself with bleach….WTH!?! Scientist became the enemies of the State. Instead, Trump and his band of idiots decided to follow the guidance of Fox News Entertainment Anchors. This is his legacy.
He could have been the hero of America while President but he is incapable of putting anyone or anything above his own wants and needs.
Even after he contracted the disease he thought his Machismo-eque manner was what the Country needed. The image of a strong and strapping man (who gasped for breath) leading us all by example. That example was, have a super spreader event with no masks or safety where we infect each other and where at least 2 high profile Republicans died from Covid. That example where we saw President Trump getting a very expensive and experimental treatment that the average American would never experience. Having free healthcare, Mr. Trump forgot that most Americans who suffered through the worst of Covid are now straddled with thousands of dollars in medical bills and in some cases too ill to work.
I’m happy and relieved to be getting this vaccine because I believe in the validity of vaccinations.
I’m happy that Joe Biden is President and that he surrounds himself with quality people who can actually problem solve and not just devise ways to bilk the American taxpayers out of millions of dollars. For the first time in a year I have HOPE.
That means a lot.
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