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One Year Later
On my personal pandemic anniversary, I take a look back at my last few days of normalcy in the “before times.”
“You heard the whole thing I just told your husband, right? How you might experience chills, body aches, elevated temperature tomorrow morning?”
I nodded as I sat down in the seat still warm from where Larry had sat just a moment before.
“Any questions before we continue?”
“Just one,” I said, looking right at the EMT. “What’s your name?”
“Kevin,” he said with a curious smile.
“Hi Kevin,” I said. “I wanted to know the name of the man who’s making history for me today.”
His smile widened. “It’s my honor,” he replied.
With just a slight pinch, I was fully vaccinated with my second dose of the world’s fastest-developed vaccine against the novel coronavirus. In 14 days, I will be at full efficacy, my body producing all the cellular “fork hands” it needs to fend off the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Exactly one year ago to the day, my world closed. I remember trying to remain hopeful…
