On Wednesday, 7th of April 2021, I got my COVID vaccine. This blog post is basically to gist you guys about what happened, how I got it, and encourage you guys to get the vaccine.
First, I am aware that I am not in the current priority groups for this vaccine. I am asthmatic therefore immune compromised so I was determined to get my vaccine as soon as possible.
I got my vaccine in Ikeja. Currently aware that Lagos state has like 88 centers, where you can get your vaccine. You should probably get from those official sources so as to not get a fake COVID vaccine.
GETTING THE VACCINE
I got to the hospital around 10:20 am and I left around a few minutes to 1 pm. To put it simply, they pushed me aside because I wasn’t a priority, which is honestly very understandable. There are currently limited doses in Nigeria so the priority list makes a lot of sense.
When it got to my turn there was “registration”. Don’t let the word registration scare you, they are just asking for basic important details. Information like Name, phone number, home address, means of identification, etc.
Got the vaccine around 12:37. The nurses were quite nice and friendly. The vaccines were stored in something that looked like a cooler. Guessing this is because of how the vaccines are supposed to be stored in cold temperature. Nurses told me the date of my next vaccine appointment, sometime around June. Oh, and I got the Oxford AstroZeneca vaccine. Also, it wasn’t that painful and I am saying this as a person who isn’t a fan of needles.
SYMPTOMS
Initially, the only symptom I had was the soreness of the spot of the injection. I did have a fever at night and the majority of the next day. Luckily the nurse told me to take paracetamol, so that helped with controlling the fever. My arm, where I got the vaccine hurts. Feel like I got hit by a plank. In general, I didn’t have any serious symptoms.
Side note: If you are a lady and your period cramps are terrible, don’t take the vaccine close to your periods. I did and I feel like I have been hit by a train.
Ultimately, I am glad for the gift of mRNA vaccines. The fact it was just lying there until a breakthrough in the 1980s occurred that breathed life into it. Glad for that breakthrough and the people who worked on it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/health/coronavirus-mrna-kariko.html
In summary, I want to implore you to go get your covid vaccine. Contrary to a lot of conspiracy theories, it doesn’t change your DNA. You also don’t become a vampire, like Chris Okotie said (even though it would be cool to become a vampire lmao). Also, I didn’t see Bill Gates chip inside the syringe so I guess that is also rubbish (besides how is the chip going to survive in cold rooms).
