KINGSTON â Two chiefs. One vaccine. Two very different reactions.
After recently getting the second and final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Kingston police Chief Rich Kotchik, 46, said he experienced significant body weakness, headaches, chills and a 103-degree fever. But that lasted less than a day.
âIf the side effects I had are anything like COVID, I would get it again because I would not want to deal with that for 10 to 14 days,â Kotchik said.
Kingston Fire Chief Frank Guido, 66, said he had no reaction to his shot, not even a sore arm like others had felt.
âI was fine, but Iâll be honest, I had a couple guys report off sick. But it was 24 hours. They took a Tylenol, flipped a switch and they were back to work the next day,â Guido said.