THE COVID-19 VACCINE IS OFFICIALLY HERE. BUT HOLD YOUR HORSES! (December 11, 2020)

It's official. The FDA has officially granted emergency use authorization for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, also known as Tozinameran, in the US. But this does NOT mean you can rush out of your house and get it right now. Because this is EMERGENCY APPROVAL, not approval. Only people who really need the vaccine, like essential workers, can get it right now. And the vaccine has only really been shipped to the entire US right now, and very few people have gotten it, but not none, however. In fact, in Massachusetts, my state, the general public will most likely not get the vaccine until April 2021 in phase 3, and phase 2, which is when people like teachers, people 65 and over, and people at high risk for COVID-19 can get the vaccine, will most likely not begin until February 2021, and vaccinations will, and have, started in December 2020. It is looking that we MIGHT have a somewhat normal or normal summer 2021, but it is not certain yet.

BUT, THIS IS EXCITING NEWS!!!

I MEAN, THINK ABOUT IT, ONE MONTH AGO, EVERYONE WAS LIKE "THE VACCINE ISN'T COMING IN 2020, BARELY 2021" AND NOW, WE'RE HERE! NORMALLY, (SHOULD I EVEN USE THAT WORD IN 2020? 🤣) IT TAKES 10 TO 12 YEARS TO MAKE A VACCINE, AND THIS HAPPENED ONLY ONE YEAR INTO COVID-19'S EXISTENCE! I THINK THE GODS LIKE ME, AND WANT ME TO HAVE A GOOD TEEN LIFE!

NOW I SEE WHY EVERYONE DOESN'T BELIEVE IN THE VACCINE...

IT'S BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST (AND HOPEFULLY LAST) PANDEMIC I'M LIVING THROUGH; PRIOR TO THIS, I'VE NEVER LIVED IN A PANDEMIC OR BIG ILLNESS BEFORE. (2009 DOESN'T COUNT, I DON'T REMEMBER H1N1 AND IT WASN'T SUPER BIG IN THE US LIKE COVID-19, AND EBOLA IN 2014 BARELY COUNTS; I REMEMBER IT BEING SCARY AND BEING SCARED MYSELF, BUT IT DIDN'T BLOW UP IN THE US LIKE COVID-19 DID AND SO IT WAS ABOUT A 2/10 - 3/10 RISK FOR ME; 2016'S ZIKA VIRUS COUNTS, BUT SIMILAR TO 2014'S EBOLA IN A RISK FACTOR; I REMEMBER, BUT IT DIDN'T BLOW UP IN THE US, AND 2012'S MRSA DIDN'T COUNT; I DON'T REMEMBER IT AND IT ALSO DIDN'T BLOW UP IN THE US LIKE COVID-19 DID, SO THIS IS THE FIRST REAL PANDEMIC I'VE LIVED THROUGH; THE ONLY THING CLOSE WAS EBOLA IN 2014 BUT THAT ONLY SPREADS THROUGH S*XUAL CONTACT AND BLOOD TRANSMISSION AND I WAS ONLY 10-11 AT THE TIME, SO I WAS WORRIED, BUT COULDN'T, AND DIDN'T, GET INFECTED; THANK GOD; EBOLA WAS SCARY; AND THAT BARELY COMPETES WITH COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS... 😬 SO, THIS IS MY FIRST REAL PANDEMIC EXPERIENCE AT ONLY 16-17, NO WONDER I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT GOOD VACCINE PRODUCTION TIMELINES UNTIL TODAY! (12/16/2020)

However, as of 12/16/2020, a man in Alaska had a serious allergic reaction to the vaccine, but is doing fine.

So be careful, and be wise about the vaccine. Personally, I think you should wait for the vaccine. BUT IN 2021, IT WILL COME FOR ALL OF US, AND (HOPEFULLY) BY SUMMER 2021, WE WILL GET CLOSER TO 2019 AND PRIOR LIFE! 🤓

My teen group, HEROES, is planning a BIG trip in July 2021 to NY/VA Beach/DC/North Jersey, so STAY TUNED ABOUT DETAILS AND I AM REALLY HOPING THAT I'M ABLE TO GO; COME ON, PFIZER, YOU CAN DO THIS...

Updated 12/16/20.