What happened when Floridians got the vaccine We asked readers about their experience getting the shot. Â Â Richard Herman 82, receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Sherry Phillips at the King's Point clubhouse in Delray Beach on Wednesday. [ GREG LOVETT | AP ] Published Dec. 31, 2020 Kirk Robertson, a 911 operator in Tallahassee, received his first dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine Saturday. Everything was fine for the first 24 hours. âThen it hit me like the flu â the aches and weakness,â he said. âI was running a temperature and it finally broke [Tuesday].â Robertson, 42, contacted his doctor. He was told his symptoms were normal and that his bodyâs reaction showed the antibodies were working.