In an unexpected turn of events, the journey of a food from the law student ended with him and a friend receiving photos of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Law student David MacMillan and his friend were at a Giant Food supermarket in Washington DC to pick up some food when a pharmacist approached them to ask if they were interested in taking pictures. Taken by surprise, he agreed and said it was an “excellent way to start 2021”.
MacMillan posted a video on TikTok showing him receiving the vaccine, and the video was then distributed on the platform. In the video, he explained that several first responders who were to receive the Moderna vaccine did not miss their meetings. As the vaccine could not be stored at room temperature for several hours, it should be discarded, which is why the staff provided it.
“He turned to us and said, ‘Hey, I have two doses of vaccine and I’ll have to throw them away if I don’t give them to someone. We close in 10 minutes. Do you want the Modern vaccine? “MacMillan said according to a NY Post report.
Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines should be transported and stored at minus 70 and minus 20 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that states provide vaccination to first responders, essential workers and at-risk populations, including the elderly in nursing homes.
“It’s important that when there is so much misinformation, that people can see that this is a good thing, this is a positive thing. We should be excited to deal with the pandemic, “MacMillan told NBC News.
Speaking of the vaccine, he said he had a mild reaction to the vaccine – a headache – but felt great overall. He also said that the CDC checks with him every day by text to monitor symptoms.
In a statement to AFP the supermarket said: “The Modern Vaccine is valuable and saves lives and we are happy that we did not waste it and that we gave each couple a dose.”
However, they were not the only ones who were vaccinated while running a commission at the supermarket. Another couple from Washington were shot at another store in the city.
Franck Le Bousse, a 51-year-old resident, recently walked into a Safeway market one afternoon and suddenly learned that more than a dozen doses of Moderna vaccine would expire if no one took them before the pharmacy. to close in less than an hour.
“I went shopping. . . . I have a vaccine! “Wrote the architect after posting a photo.
One Washington Post According to the report, the architect quickly called his wife, Beth, to come to the store to get a shot.
“I just got my coat and ran to Safeway,” she told the newspaper. She arrived while her husband was shot in a separate room and remembered seeing him come out after he was inoculated. “She looked like she had won the lottery,” she said.