Day 33

Man Receives 217 Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine

https://eikaiwa.dmm.com/app/daily-news/article/man-receives-217-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine/7ANjiuDEEe6p9zNB-aLiKg

Vocabulary

• immune response

• dose

• side effect

• investigate

• saliva

Questions

1. According to Our World In Data, more than 5.5 billion people have received at least one dose.

2. He got different Covid-19 vaccines 217 times in just under 2,5 years.

3. They found out about the man while he was being investigated in 2022 for receiving the Covid-19 vaccines for no medical reasons.

Discussion

1. I thought he was crazy and I am very curious about why he is still healthy. 217 doses are too many.

2. Yes I do. He may no longer be a human. I think the researchers must be very surprised with the results. 

3. Yes I did, I have received three doses of the vaccine, but I got Covid-19 and was in bed for a week.

4. Yes, most Japanese have been vaccinated, however there are some people who believe in vaccine conspiracy theories. For example they say that Covid-19 is just a common cold or that a vaccination will kill you.

5. Yes, my colleagues get the vaccine every year.

Further Discussion

1. I had a vaccination last October. It’s about time to get a vaccine.

2. No, but I have a friend who doesn’t get vaccines because he has a lot of allergies.

3. Yes, both the government and the public have done their best to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. Most Japanese people always wore masks when they went out. I think it was great.

4. I have no idea about it.

5. It’s not a country but I somehow think that Europe has the best healthcare in the world. For example the United Kingdom.