the good doctor on: Hit Me With Your Best Shot!
Blog Vol.II, # 8. Hit Me With Your Best Shot!
Now I am dating myself, a song by Pat Benatar, a popstar in the 1980’s, which describes my experience in downtown Hamilton today. I received my second shot of the Pfizer -BioNTech vaccine at 2:16 this afternoon. Exactly two weeks from now my immune system will be fully charged to attack any presentation of the Covid-19 virus. It does mean a lot to have this protection, as we collectively develop immunity it becomes possible to responsibly open up again. That’s right, getting your haircut, shopping for clothes in person, meeting indoors with your family for the first time in 16 months.
It will change the way we practice optometry too. We will be wearing masks for a while and maybe permanently for some parts of the eye exam. The nitrile gloves for doctors and opticians have become a fixture at the office not to be taken away. Cleaning spectacle frames after a person has tried them on will remain standard practice. We will finally be able to unlock our front door and allow access to our inner sanctum once again. All things we can look forward to.
Meeting in person instead of on Zoom (remember Skype?), that will definitely be a treat. And think of all those students that will be in classroom again, and how about all those games of hockey and baseball that we will be able to watch and play, and…………..
I would like to thank all the volunteers, front line workers, support staff and administrators that have made this possible. I must say my vaccine experiences have been excellent -- pleasant, helpful and quick. As of June 29th close to 27 million Canadians have had at least one dose of vaccine and just over 11 million had been fully vaccinated. I urge you to pursue that second dose, and also urge people who are hesitant about the vaccine to please reconsider, and take one, then two, for the team.
We are doing it, together. Enjoy your Canada Day, eh.
Til next week,
the good doctor, Dr. Mark Germain, Burlington Optometrist
