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The day before my vaccine I was excited yet anxious as it’s my first dose. My
mind was running places. Like an owl I was lying on my green bed, couldn’t
seemed to close my eyes even a bit. We were told to wear our sky blue PJ shirt
with black-striped on the shoulder. Thank goodness, we were free to choose what
pants to wear as the school PJ pants is quite baggy which makes short people like
me looks ugly.
Fast forward to the day of my first dose vaccination, I woke up as usual for
my online class. Dark eyebags under my eyes could be seen clearly due to lack of
sleep but strangely, I was feeling super energetic that day. After a long online
session, I prepared myself for vaccination.
Upon arrival, my heart was beating fast. Not out of fear but really out of
pure excitement. At long last, I got to see my school again. I observed the building
up and down then carefully stepped into the place. I scanned my temperature
and made my way to my appointed class. We were allowed to bring our gadget so
I’m not surprised at the view of students on their own phone. I sat down on the
leftover seat and filled out the form which my teacher had given to me. I played
some games on my phone and I didn’t even realise it had been an hour, although
the time felt long. We walked down the hallway and went to the next location.
I reunited with my mum and sat down on the seat given, waiting in the hot
sun. Despite the loud crowd, we remained patient and silent. Some time later, the
teachers asked us to go into the unfamiliar building called Dewan Suarah. We
were asked to scan the usual MySejahtera Check-In after scanning my
temperature. At the waiting zone, the vaccination center had an announcement
repeated every 3-5 minutes. We gave the filled form from earlier.
The consent was quite straightforward. The doctor asked me regarding my
allergy status. After confirming my consent, I was asked to move to the station
opposite of the counselling station where the staff checked my IC and
MySejahtera app again. After these stations, I went to the vaccination room
without my mum.
The vaccination was upstairs. It was wide, filled with air-conditioner
everywhere and had 6 tents, probably for the vaccination process. I sat on the
front seat so that I could hear my name clearly. I was a little afraid of the needle.
While waiting for my turn outside of the vaccination tent, my mind was
preoccupied with the thoughts of needle and injection. Upon hearing my name, I
walked awkwardly to the vaccination tent. She was very nice and we had a very
pleasant conversation. She asked me to relax. I guess she could see the panic look
on my face. She was a real ‘pro’. I could not feel a thing, not even the needle
going in. The only thing I felt was the needle on my skin. Zero pain.