8 - Stories from a Pandemic Part II: A Call to Arms
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What is the opening disclaimer and why is patient privacy emphasized?
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Now I've already recovered from COVID, but a few nights ago I had this dream. I was waiting in a line of people at a nondescript clinic hallway, sort of socially distanced, but not really maybe a few feet at most. As it was nearing my turn, I entered the room where a middle-aged man in dark blue scrubs was giving people the shots. He had them sit down one at a time, sign a form. But when my turn came, something struck me as odd. The man grabbed a tiny glass from the counter, um you might liken it to a shot glass. He drew a syrupy brown fluid from a small spigot attached to a sort of hopper. Actually it kind of looked like a cafeteria lemonade dispenser. I grew more uncomfortable as he used his teeth to decap a new syringe, then draw a few milliliters of the brown liquid out of the shot glass.
Is that Oh we got it in bulk, he said. I looked closer at the vessel and it had a white label. Moderna Sar C O V two was handwritten on it in bad handwriting. Doesn't this stuff need to be stored at a you know? Frozen? Don't worry, he said, we thought it out just this morning. He rubbed his hand along the side of the vessel, still cold. I felt the side of the tank and it was indeed cold. I shrugged, sat down, rolled up my sleeve, went. He gave me the shot and said Other sleeve, please. What? I asked. Well for a second dose, but But that's not that's not how it I looked down and saw the last of a second shot of the brown liquid going into my upper arm. He put band aids on both sides, and both arms started to get sore right away.
I got up in disbelief and walked through the door frame into darkness.
You're listening to the Nocturnists Stories from a Pandemic. I'm Emily Silverman. It's been over a year since the first case of COVID-19 appeared in Seattle. And it's been a long, cold, lonely winter. In our series finale, we wanted to hear about a bright spot in all the darkness. The first vaccines, which found their way into the arms of healthcare workers all around the country. But there are no fairy tale endings here. The only thing we know for sure. Is that we still have a long way to go. This is episode eight. A call to arms.
I'm a durable medical equipment delivery driver in the southern United States. I do Pediatric equipment. and supplies. So these days it's a lot of Panicked patients and their caregivers. I see a lot of signs now about the Staying out of the house, washing your hands if you come in the house, take off your shoes. We have a fragile kid. But at the same time I Some parents tell me that I should take off my mask because I'm being controlled. I'm hearing more of that now that We're seeing publicity about the vaccine. I've had some parents ask me if I'm gonna get it. And the answer is I may have already gotten it. I'm a subject in the Pfizer. Double blind phase three study. Um I got a communication from the investigation people today saying that if I'm eligible to receive the vaccine now that it's got emergency use authorization.
That they have a protocol where they can unblind me. and figure out if I was in the vaccine group or in the placebo group. And if I was in the placebo group, they will give me the vaccine. So I'm excited about that. I didn't really feel like I had much of a way to contribute in the pandemic effort. Joining the study was something that I could do that was simple, that was straightforward and that was helpful. So I'm an infectious disease doctor working in the Covid pandemic. And I wanted to say that um rather than being anti-vax or pro-vax, I want to assert the case for a Vaccine Pro Plus perspective. Um so I work on contact tracing. Yesterday we had our a weekly meeting and we always have guest speakers.
We had Coach Steve Kerr come and speak to us. I mean just epically inspiring. And he ended by just saying how hopeful he was for a vaccine and how it was gonna end the pandemic.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the opening disclaimer and why is patient privacy emphasized?
0:00–6:41
2
What surreal dream does the narrator have about receiving a COVID‑19 vaccine?
6:41–14:06
3
How does Emily Silverman introduce the series finale and its focus on early vaccine recipients?
14:06–19:05
4
What perspective does the durable‑medical‑equipment driver share about vaccine rollout in the South?
19:05–25:05
5
How does the infectious‑disease doctor describe a “Vaccine Pro Plus” viewpoint and the role of contact tracing?
25:05–31:20
6
What challenges and hopes does the pediatric hospitalist express about vaccinating staff and families?
31:20–36:06
7
How do the organizers explain the logistics of storing, preparing, and administering the vaccine?
36:06–36:55