{"id":9104,"date":"2020-12-20T22:18:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T22:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/2020\/12\/20\/getting-the-covid-vaccine-is-the-most-people-loving-thing-we-can-do\/"},"modified":"2022-09-07T15:37:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T19:37:12","slug":"getting-the-covid-vaccine-is-the-most-people-loving-thing-we-can-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/getting-the-covid-vaccine-is-the-most-people-loving-thing-we-can-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting the COVID vaccine is the most people-loving thing we can do"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the COVID vaccine begins rolling out across the United States, Cathy Stevens,<\/a> director of the White-Riley-Peterson Afterschool Policy Fellowship at The Riley Institute, implores Americans to consider getting the vaccine for the sake of people with compromised immune systems, like her daughter, Halle, 10.<\/p>\n

“As many have said, for this vaccine to be successful (and to lower the incidence of the virus in the community), a significant portion of the population will need to be vaccinated,” Stevens wrote in a Greenville News op-ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“If you are part of the vaccine-hesitant crowd, I write to appeal to you: Getting a vaccine in the coming months may be the most servant-led, kind-hearted, people-loving thing any of us can do for one another.<\/p>\n

“Let me tell you why. My daughter, Halle, is 10 years old, and has a genetic disease so rare that no one else in the world is known to have the same genetic change. She is incredibly immune-compromised, and simple colds are difficult for her. She often lands in the hospital with respiratory illnesses because she has weak muscle tone and struggles to cough.<\/p>\n

“I beg of you: Even if you are a strong 25-year-old; even if you have already had the virus and had very few symptoms; even if you are not afraid of getting COVID-19; even if you don\u2019t have any elderly family members nearby \u2013 for the love of Halle and all of our other vulnerable community members, please get a vaccine when it becomes available.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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