Registered nurse Gül Ok gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccination, shares thoughts
by Yonca Poyraz-Doğan
Gül Ok, a registered nurse (RN), BSN, from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, chose to receive the COVID-19 vaccine after she read the studies. She has had no side effects and told us about her frontline experience.
“This is a new world. After the vaccine, hopefully, we won’t be scared to go out anymore,” she said adding that reading the studies helped her to make a decision.
“I want to get protected, so I can protect others”
“First of all, I want to get protected, so I can protect others. I didn’t want to catch COVID and give it to my patients, my family or friends,” she said adding a piece of advice. “Keep wearing your mask on. Keep your social distance.”
A busy health care professional, she is also a mother of a 4-year-old boy. How does she handle it all?
“I don’t think about work at home. We stay mostly indoors. Watch TV and listen to music. Trying to stay positive and hope for the best.”
Ok told us about her life changing experience about 17 years ago in Turkey when she had a major surgery. Having a really caring nurse by her bedside in the hospital, she decided to do something rewarding: “I want to be that nurse!” she said.
For more about her story, watch our interview.