Since the beginning of the pandemic, Aleksandar Tomić has shown what he knows and can do because he has been educated for it all his life: he has a doctorate in hospital care and specializes in the control and prevention of infectious diseases and is an expert associate of the Vice President of the famous Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
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For this Serbian, who does not feel well when he hears that someone says that the crown does not exist, and has already killed hundreds of thousands of people, the mask and the distance are the “law” until the vaccine and the prosecution work.
They do everything
– It is mine to prevent the spread of infection in the hospital, I prepared everything for the admission of many patients, I taught the employees how to protect themselves and use the equipment. And I especially taught them how to stay at home, because almost all infected workers brought kovid from home, says Aleksandar, who is in charge of four wards at the hospital.
Grand Prize of Recognition for the fight against Ebola
In 2014, Alexander became infected with Ebola, when his hospital opened its doors to patients with this terrible disease. He also received the prestigious award from the Association of Professionals in Infection Prevention and Control and Hospital Epidemiology for organizing and training employees.
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The hospital, he says, is designed to be able to receive, if necessary, even 1,400 patients in a very short time in case of some biological terrorism, radiation or a major infection, such as corona. They treated one in four Chicago patients requiring intensive care.
– The number of infected people in Chicago has been declining in the last two weeks, but now we fear Catholic Christmas and the New Year. And Chicago is the largest Serbian diaspora, the season is glory, people get together, relax with friends and family, do not wear masks, do not keep their distance. I also worry about our Christmas Eve and Christmas. We will have full hospitals again for a week, two, three after all.
You feel good after the “Pfizer” vaccine
Alexander received the “Pfizer” vaccine last week: – I had, as with the flu vaccine, a few hours of pain in my arm where I was stabbed. And nothing more. It is the first mRNA vaccine, but this method has been known for a long time in medicine. And of the 75,000 people in the clinical trials for “Pfizer” and “Modern,” no one had major reactions. The vaccine has been in the United States for two weeks and the vaccine has been shown to be safe and effective.
Alexander, who was born in Chicago, loves Serbian parties. He has 70 guests for Đurđić, but this year he celebrated his baptism with his family. He is the one who suffers the most from human suffering and death.
– You have patients who have been on a respirator for 30 days. Or when you see children with severe covidity, and there are some although they are less sick. And after that, when you see how people behave, you can’t believe it. In the United States, as well as in Serbia and all over the world, half of them do not believe in the crown. And even when they’re barely alive they stay away from her. And they go to parties. And it’s only when I see it in my family that it hits me terribly. We Serbs often go our own way. However, see the light at the end of the tunnel.
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Optimistic
– Serbian brothers and sisters should know that this too will come to an end. Vaccination is the beginning of the end. If it goes according to plan, to be massive in the summer, the Serbs will celebrate the human celebrations next fall.
Unfortunately, Easter will not be able to relax. But in 2022, I am sure it will be according to all customs, besides Christmas – says Aleksandar, whose father is from Valjevo and his mother is from Bosnia, and this year he planned with his wife and three children to come, after five years to Serbia. But the crown was faster than them. – God willing, next summer or summer of 2022, here we are in our Serbia!
