Sunningdale healthcare worker gives his insight about Covid-19 vaccination
A number of healthcare workers have received their shot including local resident and advanced life support paramedic, Gary Paul.
KWAZULU-NATAL kick-started its first phase of the vaccination rollout programme using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine more than a week ago.
A number of healthcare workers have received their shot including Sunningdale resident and advanced life support paramedic, Gary Paul.
Paul, who is the head of Coastal Operations at Netcare 911, was vaccinated alongside his twin brother, Shaun at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital.
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“I was really excited about being vaccinated. There was so much negativity around the rollout but I found the experience went well. Thankfully I didn’t have any side effects. After you get your shot, you have to wait around 15 minutes to see if you have any reactions to the vaccine. I also helped lend a hand at the rollout at the hospital and it was emotional seeing all the frontline healthcare workers get their shots. Healthcare workers across the country have experienced the most challenging conditions so it was an amazing feeling seeing them getting vaccinated,” Paul said.
Speaking on the recent second wave of Covid-19 infections, the local resident said it was one of the most challenging times in his career.
“Everybody with a medical qualification was responding and fully operational during the second wave. It was an atrocious time, both mentally and physically, and it was one of the worst things I’ve ever experienced in my career. The call volumes were overwhelming and the rollout of the vaccine programme is a positive start in our collective fight against Covid-19,” he said.
Paul said he would encourage others to get the vaccine when they got the chance.
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