A NEW SOLUTION: THE COVID-19 VACCINE IN OHIO
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orth Royalton, Ohio, is weeks later, was ready for the second dose. Although struggling to keep up the first round of vaccines is going well, one can exwith the COVID-19 pect some illness to come along with round two. pandemic, just like “Almost twelve hours later, on the dot, I started the rest of the world. But now, we feeling very nauseated,” said Bockelman. “At first, I may just have the solution. The didn’t think it was the vaccine. I thought it was someCOVID-19 vaccine is being tested thing I ate. About twenty minutes after that, I felt like throughout the state of Ohio. As more people begin a truck ran me over. I was achy, my neck hurt, and to gain access to the vaccine, scientists are slowly be- my body hurt. I almost felt like I had the flu. I woke ing granted more information that they can analyze. up the next morning and I felt horrible. I didn’t real Before getting the vaccine, one must be aware of ly feel good that whole day. I had no energy at all. I what phase of distribution they fall into. The Centers went to bed early and the next day I woke up and it for Disease Conwas like nothing trol and Preveneven happened.” tion (CDC) has Even though resuggested that the actions to the COVID-19 vacsecond round cine be given out vaccine are difin phases. In each ferent for everyphase, people who one, most people require the vacexperience simicine more urgently lar side effects to are given the earKristen Bockellier option. People man. Healthcare within phase 1a, workers are not according to the forced to receive CDC, are healththe vaccine, but care workers and it is highly Kristen Bockelman and her fellow coworker holding up vaccine long-term care fasuggested. slips after round one of the COVID-19 vaccine. cility residents. This Te a ch means that people ers and staff who work in the medical field, as well as people who within the North Royalton City School District live in nursing or assisted living homes, are the first were given the option to receive the Pfizer vacpeople eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. cine on February 22, 2021. The second dose is Frontline essential workers and the elderly, consid- supposed to be following a mere three weeks ered seventy-five years of age and older, are next in later on March 15. The majority of the high line to get the vaccine under phase 1b. The last es- school staff were present for the vaccine on that tablished phase, phase 1c, includes essential work- Monday morning. Although the vaccine is opers, those aged 65-74, and people aged sixteen to tional, teachers are opting to get the COVID-19 sixty-four with underlying medical conditions. Al- vaccine to protect themselves, their families, though the next phases are not yet determined, the and the students at the school. CDC will provide them when deemed necessary. Despite the enthusiasm by most to receive Many healthcare workers have already received the vaccine, some people are still wary about Data pr both the first and even second round of the vaccine. getting the COVID-19 vaccine. With new solutions tion( Kristen Bockelman got round one of the Moderna comes uncharted territory. Some individuals are apCOVID-19 vaccine on December 29, 2020, and three prehensive due to the fact that scientists have very 12
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