“It could help end the pandemic quicker and help us get back to normal,” Evie Spengler said.
For now, the Spengler family doesn’t know if Evie was given the actual vaccine or a placebo. But since she had mild side-effects, her mother feels it’s likely she got the vaccine.
“I know I felt much better allowing her to play soccer or allowing her to ride her bike in the neighborhood where I know it’s a pack of kids, and not being so worried that A), could she get sick? Or B) Could she share the virus with someone not knowing if she had it or not?” said Jen, who is a writer for Sharp Health News.