The Bachelorette’s Joe Park gets the COVID-19 vaccine as he documents the four-step process on social media
- Bachelorette contestant Joe Park was among the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine since it was rolled out earlier this week
- As a medical staff, he was one of the first groups of people to be offered the dose alongside residents of long-term care facilities, documenting the process in four steps
- The Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine and the Moderna vaccine – which are currently being approved for emergency use – have side effects that can range from pain, headaches and fatigue.
- In studies conducted, side effects were more common after a second dose of the vaccine, but less common in people 55 years of age and younger
- Current reported coronavirus cases in the US have reached 17 million, but 16% of those polled in late summer said they would choose not to get it
Joe Park – who appeared in Tayshia Adams’ season of The Bachelorette – was given the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday.
The 36-year-old anesthetist from New York City is one of the first to do so after the vaccine was rolled out to the US on Monday.
Park documented the process step by step on his social media, trying to reassure his followers while saying he would get updates on how he was feeling.
Vaccinated: The Bachelorette’s Joe Park, 36, from Tayshia Adams season, was given the COVID-19 vaccine when the NYC-based anesthetist documented the four-step process on social media
He filmed himself in a mask and scrubs and broke off the four-step process.
“Step 1: register (if you can).”
“Step 2: sign permission.”
“Step 3: Get the vaccine.”
“Step 4: Be checked for 15-20 minutes.”
Step 2: By sharing all the steps of the process on his Instagram, he guided his followers through the process telling them to ‘sign consent’
Ready to go: Park filmed himself getting the vaccine in NYC after it was rolled out nationwide on Monday
Getting the Vaccine: Park shared videos of him with the vaccine technician before saying he would provide updates
As a medical staff, Park was one of the first groups of people to be offered the dose alongside residents of long-term care facilities.
After he took the test, he told you to be checked by professionals before you are released.
Park added that people should take Tylenol for any “ injection site pain, ” before holding up a bag of gummy fruit snacks that he joked were “ treats because they’re so awful, ” in baby talk.
Monitoring Process: Park told you to be monitored for 15-20 minutes after receiving the vaccination
Tylenol: He held up a pack of Tylenol to ease any pain he had while waiting to be released
He posted a sticker afterwards saying ‘I got my Covid-19 vaccine’, writing that he would post an ‘honest review’ of any symptoms or feelings on day ‘1-3’ as well as week-long markers , a month and two months.
Both the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine and the Moderna vaccine – which are currently being approved for emergency use – have side effects that can range from pain, headaches and fatigue.
In clinical studies, only 16% of people experienced a ‘serious’ side effect that required medical attention or prevented them from going about their daily lives.
Updates: Joe said he would provide social media updates on how he felt about important marks, including a few days, a week, a month, and two months
In conducted studies, side effects were more common after a second dose of the vaccine, but less common in people 55 years of age and younger.
Despite the seeming ease of the process, a quarter of Americans reported that they would “probably” or “definitely” refuse to get it in a poll conducted at the end of the summer.
The vaccine comes at a time when as many as 17 million cases have been reported in the United States and 308,000 deaths.
As promised, Park vows to provide updates on his journey as he tries to normalize vaccination so the world can slowly rebuild.
Park was knocked out during The Bachelorette’s seventh week as Tayshia’s journey to find love on the hit dating show will culminate in two episodes next week.
Bachelorette Swap: Park was cast for the current season of the hit ABC show in which Bachelorette Clare Crawley quit mid-season to find love with Dale Moss, before Tayshia was ushered in