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INTO THE UNKNOWN
![Screenshot of text conversation.
Blue: "for a pregnant woman to get a COVID vaccine???"
Gray: "No one knows"
Blue: "Would you let [redacted] get one if they were pregnant?"
Gray: "[Redacted] got it while breast feeding and nothing known about that either But we are first responders so weigh risk versus benefit"
Blue: "Interesting. I just got my first on Friday!"
Blue: "When do you think there might be some data?"
Gray: "Years"
Blue: "Yikes."
Blue: "Too late by then."](http://mail.covid-19archive.org/files/original/27f7dbf3f0dac21b8ecc477b2fcf8c444263e75a.png)
Title (Dublin Core)
INTO THE UNKNOWN
Description (Dublin Core)
My oldest friend—let's call her Dr. Z— is an infectious disease specialist. She has been working on an AIDS vaccine for decades now, so when COVID came along, it was traumatic for her in a different way. COVID has commonalities with AIDS and she was grim about vaccine prospects. Thankfully, a year later we are all getting vaccinated as a Herculean national effort unfolds. A few days ago New York State announced that pregnant women could now join the ranks of the vaccine-worthy, so my pregnant cousin asked me if I would ask my friend if it was safe. Dr. Z has two daughters, also both doctors in busy New York City hospitals. This was the exchange we had. And now, I ask you...what would you do?
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Contributor (Dublin Core)
Type (Dublin Core)
screenshot
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Healthcare
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
Collection (Dublin Core)
English
Motherhood
English
Vaccine Stories
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
2/9/21
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
2/14/21, SH
2/20/21
Date Created (Dublin Core)
2/9/21
This item was submitted on February 9, 2021 by [anonymous user] using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://mail.covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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