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Cypress Bayou Casino employee Terry Freeman received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine while at work.
Rachel Patin did not want to get any of the three available COVID-19 vaccines. They were all produced too quickly for her comfort.
“[There’s] just not enough history, enough testing,” the Iberia Parish home health aide said.
But on April 7, she reluctantly found herself at a vaccination clinic at the Cypress Bayou Casino Hotel in neighboring St. Mary Parish.
There were a few things that helped to change her mind. First, the shot that was being administered that day was Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose vaccine. She said she wouldn’t have taken one of the two-shot options. Second, she and her husband really miss traveling.
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Originally published on April 12, 2021 7:22 pm
Rachel Patin did not want to get any of the three available COVID-19 vaccines. They were all produced too quickly for her comfort.
“[There’s] just not enough history, enough testing,” the Iberia Parish home health aide said.
But on April 7, she reluctantly found herself at a vaccination clinic at the Cypress Bayou Casino Hotel in neighboring St. Mary Parish.
There were a few things that helped to change her mind. First, the shot that was being administered that day was Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose vaccine. She said she wouldn’t have taken one of the two-shot options. Second, she and her husband really miss traveling.