Bachelorette’s Joe Park gets the COVID-19 vaccine as he records the four-step process on social media
- Bachelorette competitor Joe Park was one of the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine since its release earlier in the week.
- As a health care worker he was one of the first classes of people who received the dose with long-term care facility residents while documenting the four-step process
- The Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine has side effects in addition to the Moderna vaccine – which is currently licensed for emergency use – which may range from pain, headache and fatigue.
- In studies, side effects were more common after a second dose of the vaccine but were less common in people 55 and younger.
- Current Coronavirus cases in the US have reached 17M, but 16% of people surveyed in late summer said they would choose to get it
Joe Park – who appeared on Tayshia Adams’ season of the Bachelorette – received the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday.
The 36-year-old New York City-based Anesthesiologist is one of the first to do so after the vaccine was released to the U.S. on Monday.
Commenting on the step-by-step process on his social media, Park tried to reassure fans while saying he would provide updates on how he feels.
Vaccination: Joe Park, 36, Bachelorette, season Tayshia Adams received the COVID-19 vaccine because a NYC-based Anesthesiologist was documenting the four-step process on social media
Filming himself in a mask and scrubs broke down the four-step process.
‘Step 1: Register (when you have permission).’
‘Step 2: Apply Permission.’
‘Step 3: Get the vaccine.’
‘Step 4: Watch for 15-20 minutes.’
Step 2: Sharing every step of the process on his Instagram he walked his followers through the process saying they had to ‘sign permission’
Ready to go: Filming Park himself gets vaccinated in NYC after it was rolled out nationwide Monday
Getting vaccinated: Park shared videos of it with the vaccination technician before saying he would provide updates
As a health care worker Park was one of the first classes of people who received the dose along with residents of long-term care facilities.
After passing the test he shared that you need to be monitored by professionals before you are released.
Park said people should take Tylenol for any ‘injection site pain’, before holding a bag of gummy fruit flavors he mocked as ‘treats for being so vewy bwave,’ in a talking baby.
Monitoring process: Park shared that you need to monitor for 15-20 minutes when you receive the vaccine
Tylenol: He held up a packet of Tylenol to relieve any pain he might have while waiting to be released
He later posted a sticker saying ‘I received my Covid-19 vaccine,’ and wrote that he would post an ‘honest assessment’ of any symptoms or feelings on ‘1-3’ days, in addition to one-week, one-month and two-month symptoms.
The Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine has side effects in addition to the Moderna vaccine – which is currently licensed for emergency use – which can range from pain, headache and fatigue.
In clinical trials only 16% of people experienced a ‘bad’ side effect that required medical attention or prevented them from getting on with their daily lives.
Updates: Joe shared that he would be giving updates on social media regarding how he was feeling at key indicators spanning a few days, a week, a month, and two months
In studies conducted, side effects were more common after a second dose of the vaccine but were less common among people 55 and younger.
Despite the ease of the process, a quarter of Americans said they would ‘probably’ or ‘definitely’ refuse to get it in a survey conducted in late summer.
The vaccine comes at a time when a shocking 17M case in the United States and 308K deaths have been reported.
As promised Park promises to provide updates on his journey as he tries to normalize the vaccine so the world can slowly recover.
Park was eliminated during the seventh week of The Bachelorette, as Tayshia ‘s journey to find love on the hit show ends in two programs next week.
Bachelorette Swap: Park was tossed in for the current season of the ABC show that saw Bachelorette Clare Crawley shout that he is retiring halfway through the season due to finding love with Dale Moss, before Tayshia was introduced