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I found out that I had covid 19 . After

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about five days of having symptoms , I

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didn't really initially think it was

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coded until one morning . Um ,

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I couldn't smell , you know , some some

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things that I'm used to smelling , so I

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couldn't smell the coffee brewing . Um ,

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and later that day , my mother was

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actually making some her classic

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homemade spaghetti sauce , and I

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couldn't smell that . I knew then that

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there was some pretty good that the

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rest of the symptoms I had were related

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to Covid and I came and got a test from

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med group on the following Monday and ,

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uh , was born . That was positive . So

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I had been covid positive for about 4.5

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5 days . Mm .

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I had the first round of the vaccine .

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When did the Pfizer vaccine in mid

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January . Um , and didn't really feel

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any symptoms , Uh , and was concerned .

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One of my hesitations was I didn't want

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to understand fully that the vaccine

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was wasn't going to give me covid . And

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I think that that's a lot of folks

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probably have that same misconception .

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I was concerned that the symptoms that

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I was feeling we're just the flu and

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that I would test positive because I

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had that first dose of the vaccine .

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And it wasn't until I talked to one of

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the medical professionals who let me

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know that that's not how how the

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vaccine works and that I would not have

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a false positive as a result of the

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vaccine . And if I was positive I was

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truly infected with Covid . Yeah , I

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think there's a lot of hesitation , uh ,

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across the force , regardless of

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service with getting the vaccine .

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There is , um , and with a lack of

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understanding and the appropriate

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information you see , folks are filling

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in with social media and alternate

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information sources . Additionally ,

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you know , the data shows that most

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folks get their advice from their

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period group and their mentors . Uh ,

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so the pure group has a large influence ,

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and if they're not working from the

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same information , they're not

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listening to what the data is showing

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of what scientists are telling us .

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Then we're gonna be misinformed .

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Part of it is leadership by example .

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Part of it is the recognition that

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while there's a lot that we don't know

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about the virus , it continues to

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evolve as we see today with various ,

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uh , variations on the strains that are

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showing up across the world . The

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vaccine , like the flu vaccine and

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other vaccinations that we take

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throughout our lives , is there to help

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our bodies be able to have a defense

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and natural defense against the virus

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and the effects it can have . Because

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Covid is more than just a flu . For

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some folks , it can be life threatening .

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It's important to use every measure

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that we have to defend ourselves ,

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protect our families . I think the

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biggest thing is having the

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conversation to understand where people

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are and what their concerns are . So

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out on the deck plate , talking to

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sailors , I've heard everything from I

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just wish there was more time to

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develop it . Uh , two . I'm concerned

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about the symptoms from the second shot ,

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Uh , and for each one of those requires

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having enough knowledge is leader to be

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able to help guide and informed

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conversation to address the concerns ,

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um , and help individuals

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make an informed decision . Yeah , okay .

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I think it's important for us to

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consider the consequences of not taking

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the vaccine as it's made available to

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us while folks choose

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to , uh , practice All the other

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behaviors mask wear , social distancing

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hygiene . Uh , the reality is that even

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the best of us , uh , covid is insipid

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And we can it can It can get you , Uh ,

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you can get our loved ones . And so the

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vaccine again serves as a means to help

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prevent or reduce the effect personally

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on individuals . Uh , and we'll

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continue to learn more , but if we just

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try to play the odds that we're not

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going to catch covid or it's not going

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to have an impact on us , um , it

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affects everyone differently . So there

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are folks who are covid positive who

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show no symptoms . There are folks who

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are covid positive , who have a really

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hard time with it and the folks who are

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covid positive for an ICU life support .

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Uh , and we've certainly lost service

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members , guards , reservists and

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plenty of people throughout our

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community and our nation , uh , as a

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result of coded . So it matters that we

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take every measure to defend ourselves

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and defend the homeland , protect our

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families and preserve our mission .

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Yeah , yeah ,