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Pfizer vaccine trial participant reveals what it's like to be injected with the first effective vaccine for COVID-19 (JenH0821 as told to bylaurenlee)

Jenny Hamilton, 57, is a former police officer who now works in location security for the film industry and lives in Atlanta.first effective coronavirus vaccineAfter receiving the first two injections, Hamilton says she experienced what felt like a cold — low-grade fevers, fatigue, and muscle aches.

I was actively seeking to become part of this. First and foremost, it's a monumental opportunity to be able to help your fellow citizens and be able to be in a position to further a therapeutic or vaccine that will keep people from dying. I really didn't think twice about it. It was something I sought after and I did it mainly because both of my sisters are nurses.

They asked me a bunch of questions and tested me for COVID as part of the test. They drew blood and they gave me the first injection. At that point, I didn't know I was getting the placebo or vaccine, but I knew that night, I started getting really tired. The next day I was really exhausted, and then I started having a fever. My temperature was 99, almost 100 degrees, for two-and-a-half to three days.

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JenH0821 bylaurenlee Um, if the study is to last 2 years, how can folks say the vaccine will be rolled out in the next few months?

hblodget JenH0821 bylaurenlee still waiting for second wave in sweden no mask/lockdown (88% live in urban areas), following 2019 WHO pandemic guidelines

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