Lisa Fitzpatrick, MD, MPH is an infectious diseases doctor currently undergoing trials for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.Lisa Fitzpatrick, MD, MPH, is an infectious diseases doctor and medical epidemiologist living in the Congress Heights area of Washington, DC. vaccine trial, which she signed up for to demonstrate her confidence in vaccine science during a time when "fear and distrust are flourishing.
It's impossible to determine exactly when the results will be ready, says Dr. Fitzpatrick, who believes we should stop listening to politicians talk about science because it leads to fear and misinformation.I'm a 52-year-old woman and board-certified infectious diseases doctor and medical epidemiologist. I trained in public health at the CDC in the Epidemic Intelligence Service program, also fondly and playfully known as the medical CIA.
During a chat with one middle-aged gentleman, I asked what it would take for him to accept a vaccination. He said, "If I could see other Black people working on it and associated with it." 40-year-long Tuskegee Syphilis study, during which treatment was withheld from Black men with syphilis Other than having a clinic appointment, there have been no disruptions to my life except one — a few minor side effects.
The second night after my first vaccine, a throbbing pain in my arm woke me up at 2 a.m. Soon after, I started to feel achy, so I took some ibuprofen and went back to bed. When I woke up a few hours later, my arm was much less sore; the aches were gone, but I felt tired. The symptoms lasted 12 hours; by 3 p.m. the next day I felt fine. When you participate in a trial like the one I am in, you have a 50/50 chance of getting the vaccine.