I got the first dose of the Moderna vaccine yesterday! With an automatic appointment to get the second dose in 4 weeks, on April 17. Then 2 weeks after that the vaccine should be fully effective.

This is so exciting!

No significant side effects to speak of. My arm is a little sore, similar to the flu vaccine but maybe not even as sore as that. Nothing else otherwise. Based on reports I’m expecting worse on the second shot but even that doesn’t sound as bad as being in the hospital on a ventilator, or being sick for 6 months.

Next week will be a year since my cancer diagnosis.

It’s so bizarre that I had cancer and COVID-19 all at the same time.