By Rebeca Pereira, Reporter Correspondent
June 16, 2021
Rebeca Pereira, Reporter Correspondent
Journey Johnson (left) and mom Doner Johnson on the "Vax Express," which pulled into Blue Hill Ave. Station on Wednesday, June 16. (Rebeca Pereira photo)
On Wednesday, 12-year-old Journey Johnson stepped onto the train platform at Blue Hill Ave. station with a freshly stamped vaccine card in hand and big plans to celebrate the start of an immunized summer vacation: Coffee ice-cream, she said, her “absolute favorite flavor.”
“I thought [the coronavirus vaccine] was going to hurt, but I got it and it wasn’t that bad,” Johnson said.
After a year-and-a-half of remote learning, Johnson looks forward to joining a summer camp and returning to in-person classes at Dorchester’s William W. Henderson Inclusion School this fall.