Thank you for saving my life

Dear readers and fellow bloggers:

Good morning. Last Monday I went to Jackson South Medical Center to get the scheduled second dosage of the Pfizer BioNtech Covid 19- vaccine , which hopefully will give me enough immunity to survive this pandemic. I got an excellent care at the facility and I would like to thank its proficient, efficient and enlightened care personnel. In the picture below, you can see Mr. Eduardo Calero, a Miami Fire Rescue member, and Mr. Lorenzo Chen, a guard.

Thank you very much to the glorious members of the Miami-Dade vaccination team and Jackson South hospital.

Note – The picture above was taken by Mr. Wilson Araujo, who can be reached at @wilsonaraujophoto.

I must insist that only through the stubborn determination and excellent social skills of Noël Marie, my dearest daughter, could I get the necessary appointment for the vaccination, even though I qualify two-fold, as a medical provider and someone at least 65 years old. In the picture below you will see us affectionately holding hands. Beso!

After the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, I had a severe febrile and articular syndrome that lasted almost three days; after the second dose, I have had the same syndrome but in a much milder form and hopefully will last less time. I am absolutely certain that if I had encountered this virus in the street, I would have died in a hospital bed. Alone. A few weeks ago, José Luis Garbarino, a dear uncle that was only twelve years older than me, suffered that fate in a hospital in Montevideo, Uruguay. We are still deeply mourning his loss. The pandemic became very personal for us.

In this country of 350 million people, only 40+million people have been fully vaccinated so far. How can that be? We sincerely hope that the new administration of Biden-Harris will get the critical Covid-19 Relief Bill approved quickly. We must vaccinate as many citizens as possible before the dangerous virus variants spread in our vast country.

A certificate of vaccination like this one should be carried in the wallet and handbag of citizens, like a driver’s license.

Speed the vaccination process! Do not procrastinate with concerns of financial costs! We will deal with that issue later.

Stay distant. Stay safe. Stay beautiful.

What do you think? Please tell us.

Don’t leave me alone.