A Pain in the Whatchamacallit
By Tiny Ruisch
I just got a voice mail from my doctor. No, she didn’t want to let me know I was dying. It was actually good news, I think. I was informed that they had the Covid vaccine and wanted to know if I wanted to get the shot. The answer is, “of course I will.” I’m just not sure if it will be so soon. This is still new “technology”, developed in a hurry.
There is still a lot I either don’t know or am not sure about. The first injection outside of clinical trials was administered on December 14, 2020. As I write this article, that is just a few days more than a month. With the rush to produce the vaccine, I’m not sure that is enough testing time.
As is typical with all new technologies, there are two variations of the immunogen. Which is better? Personally, I don’t have enough information to make a decision. I see no need to hurry my decision. My state is still in lockdown and I hardly go out anyway.
I know for sure that I’m not planning to let any of the many Facebook myths influence my thinking.
• The side effects aren’t going to kill me.
• They’re not going insert a microchip with the vaccine.
• I’m pretty sure my DNA won’t change.
• I’m positive that I won’t have a miscarriage.
I don’t know if it means anything, but I’ve noticed that many of the myth spreaders are the same people that tried to convince everyone that the virus was a hoax.
I’m not too concerned about the possible side effects of the vaccine. I am curious as to why they usually occur after the second shot. Maybe it is because the effects need a “boost”. In fact, I think some of the symptoms might be a nice change.
• Injection site pain – sounds like this would be more appropriate for a rear injection.
• Fatigue – nothing new. I’m old and fatigued quite often.
• Headache – easily cured.
• Muscle pain – is the jaw a muscle?
• Chills – my stimulus check can pay for a lot of extra heat.
• Joint pain – I’ve had this symptom for years. Glucosomine helps.
• Fever – finally a symptom to worry about.
That’s enough ranting for this month. Thanks for reading.