Updated
Jan 31, 2021
What Does It Feel Like To Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? 6 Americans Share Their Stories.
They described mixed emotions of joy, relief and guilt as they -- like the rest of us -- continue to muddle through the coronavirus pandemic.
Since the severity of the novel coronavirus pandemic became clear last spring, the prospect of an effective vaccine has tantalized Americans eager for an end to the outbreak’s devastation.
In the abstract, a vaccine seems like a passport back to normalcy. But as vaccinated Americans are learning, normal ― or anything like it ― remains a ways off. While the vaccines may prevent COVID-19, the disruptions the virus caused to society remain and ”herd immunity″ is still months away. Vacations and family reunions will have to wait.