Friends are lucky, receive COVID-19 vaccine randomly before doses expire – NBC4 Washington

David MacMillan is not a rescuer or healthcare professional. Even he was surprised when a pharmacist at Giant Food asked him and his friend if they wanted to get the Modern vaccine.

He posted his experience at Giant in Northeast DC on Friday at TikTok.

“She turned to us and said, ‘Hey, I have two shots of the vaccine and I’m going to have to throw them out if I don’t give it to someone. We close in 10 minutes, do you want the Modern vaccine? ”He relayed in the video.

MacMillan did not hesitate.

The law school student posted a video of him taking the injection to help spread facts about the vaccine, assuage concerns and dispel myths and rumors.

The post received hundreds of thousands of views and thousands of comments.

“It is important that, when there is so much misinformation going around, people can see that this is a good thing, this is a positive thing. We must be excited to be able to deal with the pandemic, ”said MacMillan.

Giant issued a statement supporting the pharmacist’s actions, explaining that health professionals scheduled to receive the doses did not show up. Giant said the DC Department of Health makes it clear that if there are extra doses that will expire, they should be given to whoever takes them.

“The Modern vaccine is valuable and life-saving, and we are happy that we did not waste it and give this couple a dose,” Giant said in a statement.

MacMillan said getting the vaccine didn’t hurt anyone who needed it. The situation was to use or lose.

He is scheduled to return for a second dose later this month.

“Obviously the pharmacist is the hero here. She only had a short time and she wanted to make sure that as many people as possible were vaccinated. So, props for her, for sure, ”he said.