“I actually heard that my 27th patient had died when I was going to get my vaccine, so getting that vaccine yesterday was very emotional.”
Bryons-Pryor, who has been working in Louisville’s Covid-19 Wings since March, shares in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on Tuesday his experience as a vaccine recipient, contradicting the hope given by the vaccine with its reality. The epidemic continues to spread
Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine is sent to hospitals and health care agencies across the country over the weekend. Govt. Of Kentucky when the first dose arrived at Louisville Hospital University on Monday morning. Yandi Besher was present, and he vaccinated “there was no shortage of modern, medical miracles.”
The hospital was facing a medical crisis at the time. Briones-Prior told CNN that she transferred a Covid-19 patient to intensive care the day before, and was warned when she flew her wing to get vaccinated that one patient was in distress.
“The nurse I was talking to said, ‘I hope it’s not hers.’
“As I was walking upstairs they told me, they said, ‘Dr .. Val, he’s our patient.’ And so while I was walking they texted me and told me she didn’t make it. “
Brions-Prior said she appreciated the “hope” of the vaccine, and said the injection had no side effects other than mild pain in her upper arm. He urged people to be diligent from social distance, wear masks and get vaccinated when available.
“To really defeat this virus, we have to work together, which means we all have to do the right thing.”
“We have to take care of each other if we want to get back to a little bit of normalcy. This is what I’m looking forward to, but we can’t get there alone. We need your help.”
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