Doug Tjapkes
- Mar 27, 2021
- 1 min read

1st client gets vaccine

Mr. S, a cancer patient at Lakeland CF, is the first HFP client to get the COVID vaccine: "Getting a B-12 shot hurt more than getting the Moderna Covid vaccine, only side effects I had were it feels like someone slugged me in the arm where they injected me at, had a slight euphoria feeling for the first hour and it passed. No other side effects and from what I hear on the streets here only 4-5 guys total out of 700 had a reaction to the vaccine."

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