We all waited with bated breath
for Covid 19 vaccine from the moment,
Corona was termed as pandemic and
we all went into covid inducted lockdown. Scientists across globe worked
relentlessly to find a suitable vaccine candidate, to temporarily arrest the
virus and give some relief to people. Usually vaccines are produced after
researching for years but with covid 19, scientist didn’t had the luxury of
time with them, as they had to come out with the vaccine in the shortest
possible time with some efficacy too.
I was always glued to the news of
vaccine, as I thought vaccine would end the pandemic and we will be able to
lead a normal life. So when the news of vaccine reached my ears, I was over
joyed, finally there was something for us to fight the virus. Best part was my
parents were eligible to be vaccinated in the first phase only. As they fell
under the vulnerable category and I was always worried about them.
I was behind my parents to get
vaccinated but they were reluctant as they want to see the impact on vaccinated
people before taking a call. I also wanted to be with my parents when they get
vaccinated, to be on the safer, in case of mild side effects. My mom
volunteered first for vaccination, kudos to her. I immediately booked an appointment
for her through Cowin website, before she changes her mind. I must say the
registration process was too quick and user friendly.
On the day of vaccination we
reached the vaccination center on time, we had opted for a government facility,
here in Kerala. There was huge queue at the center, as some people had reached
the place for spot registration too along with online registration. Since we
had registered online, we were directed to queue which was smaller when
compared to on spot registration one.
At the counter, my mom’s
credentials were verified one more time and she was asked to move to the
waiting area for vaccination. I was asked to leave the facility and wait
outside as family members or attendants are not allowed inside the vaccination
room. So I left counter and waited outside for my mom to come out from the exit
door.
After 45 minutes, I saw my mom
coming out of the hospital. I immediately went to her and enquired about the
vaccination along with her health, she said, she is fine. Then we drove back
home, first thing we did after reaching home was to dip our clothes in water
and then head for shower. We were at a hospital for more than an hour and we didn’t
want to take any kind of risk. We had already kept things handy before going to
hospital, so things were pretty easy for us.
I checked my mom’s phone after we
were little relaxed and noticed that the moment, she was inoculated, a sms was
sent to her phone about the vaccine she was injected with. Then I logged in to cowin
website again and noticed, my mom has been issued a partial vaccination certificate
too. When I downloaded it, I saw it had full details about her vaccine,
including the name of the staff who inoculated her. I didn’t face any
difficulty in inoculating my mom with the first dose of the vaccine, hope the legacy
continues for 2nd dose too.
That was my experience of getting
my mom vaccinated against the novel corona virus, I hope dad to agree for
vaccination soon and he get his shots also. Currently, the only way we can
protect our parents is by getting them vaccinated, there will be resistance
from their side but we as kids should convince them and if possible accompany
them for vaccination. Our parents need us the most especially during this
pandemic time, I realized it, when I came to be with them.
