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With Covid-19 cases in the United States passing 18 million, the nation has been ramping up vaccinations.
And many essential workers have already had their first shot.
Our Choi Won-jong talked to two U.S. frontline workers to hear their vaccine experience.
Across the U.S., frontline workers have been rolling up their sleeves to get vaccinated.
The CDC says at least 556-thousand people have received their first doses of the Pfizer vaccine, so far.
"I had a sore arm the first 24 hours or so, and the day after I was a little fatigued and little tired. I know that the first round doesn't have as many side effects as the second round will, but honestly it was really easy and I’m feeling great now." After 20 minutes of observation, she was free to leave with a vaccination-record card in her hand.
"When you got the shot in your arm last week, last Friday, what went through your head?"
"I think for me the first thing was like I feel incredibly honored but mostly just really really proud to literally feel like I am at the beginning of something that's going to be the history you know and honestly being able to look back on that moment and tell my kids one day and I was one of the first people that received groundbreaking vaccination."
Marina Choi... a healthcare worker in Seattle, says she had some post-vaccination symptoms like minor fatigue and a headache, but that the whole process was worth it.
"Kind of emotional honestly. I felt like there is a hope for a lot of my patients who still need to come to the hospital for medical care but whether they have covid or not they're nervous to be in the hospital because they know the risk of being in a hospital setting."
Some of her co-workers opted out of inoculation, but most of them have been very positive... hoping to see the end of the pandemic.
"I said the same thing you know we're in this together the whole world. It's unlike anything that we've seen in a long time and just like I said with the continuity of response in the different states whether it's California, New York, Washington, Idaho wherever you are... We are in this together."
"She said she is getting her second vaccination on January 8th, and added that just because we have a vaccine now... doesn't mean the pandemic is going away.
Choi Won-jong, Arirang News."