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
