Audio By Carbonatix
For many Miamians anxious to return to some semblance of normalcy this year, any COVID-19 vaccine will do. Just surprise them. It doesn’t matter.
But for those lucky enough to have already been stuck with that beautiful miracle needle full of life-saving elixir, finding out more about the company that developed the particular vaccine now coursing through our bodies has become somewhat of a game.
And with any game comes competition. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the #TeamVaccine wars, where randomly being assigned the Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson vaccine means you now ride or die with them and their research. Possibly, literally.
As more vaccine doses get administered – to date, the number is nearly 8 million in Florida, and almost 1 million in Miami-Dade alone – people on the receiving end are celebrating the only way one does when they have good news: by posting a selfie.
If you don’t post a picture of your vaccination card, it didn’t happen. At the very least, you need to jump on Twitter and proclaim which team you’ve signed a lifetime contract with:
It's with great pride and humility that I announce today I am taking my talents to and am fully committed to #TeamPfizer. I'd like to thank the coaches and staff for this recruiting process and have no further updates at this time.
— Fortlandia (@Fortlandia) March 17, 2021
Hey #TeamPfizer, what's our mascot? We need to rally behind a common emblem to crush our rival clan, the Modernites.
— A Lawn Gnome (@the_scooby_snak) March 19, 2021
Official member of #modernaMob #CovidVaccine pic.twitter.com/CCDqRe5PsV
— Tia D Aries (@TiaDDiva) March 16, 2021
Are we choosing vaccines like our teams in PokemonGo?? like if I get Moderna am I forever going to be on team Moderna and have to join in Medina raids and take over Pfizer gyms? #vaccine #teammoderna #JohnsonAndJohnsonVaccine
— Kyle Sapp (@Shamgar333) March 16, 2021
Correction: my mother and partner are #TeamJohnsonAndJohnson so.. that’s 3 people in my #QuarantinePod that ARE FULLY VACCINATED ????????????#CovidVaccine #COVID19TX pic.twitter.com/Ci3L7emWFn
— Dr. Dani Sanchez,MFA, PhD. (She/They) (@analgesicsleep) March 21, 2021
Officially on #TeamModerna. I didn’t get a choice, but if you ain’t rocking with Moderna I ain’t rocking with you
— john rendleman (@johnrendleman) March 17, 2021
So do we now create social groups like Pfizer, Moderna, J&J, and AZ? #TeamModerna
— Greg Sachse (@GregSachse) March 19, 2021
You moderna people are so snooty. #TeamPfizer.
— the gater is anti-sedition (@Andy_Lofgren) March 17, 2021
As you can see, it’s tense in these vaccine streets. Like some sort of summer-camp color war might break out. There could be kickball competitions and relay races on the docket. The winner gets ice cream.
But it’s clear that receiving a vaccine – any vaccine – has produced a euphoria the likes of which we can only hope everyone will get to experience sooner rather than later. The importance of being vaccinated is much more of a primary concern than which one you’re receiving.
So join a team, any team, and let it be known who you’re rockin’ with.
I dont care if you are #TeamPfizer or #teammoderna or #teamjohnsonandjohnson
Please, just pick a team.#COVID?19 #vaccinated #vaccination #FauciOuchy
— Cubey Against T (@CubeyAgainstT) March 24, 2021
