She used to call herself an antivaxxer. Now, she’s a student nurse — who just gave her first vaccine
CALGARY—As far as a day in the life of a student nurse goes, it was barely a blip on the radar.
A patient had come in with a wound at risk of infection, so Lydia Greene readied a tetanus shot, a vaccine that wards off the kind of bacteria that can lead to muscle spasms or even death. With not long to go before she would write her licensing exam, it was no problem to explain why it made sense for the patient, and what the side effects might be. It was no big deal when she administered the shot in the arm.
Lydia Greene says “a person that’s not vaccinating their kid is motivated by the strong desire to protect their child. They’re misinformed and misguided, but they believe they are protecting their child.”
After recently administering her first vaccine, Lydia Greene took to Twitter and posted this photo with the following message: “Who has two thumbs and administered her very first #vaccine today? This gal. My crunchy #antivax to pro evidence-based medicine journey has come full circle today.”
After her first child was born, Lydia Greene got caught up in anti-vaccine community that she says made her feel like her concerns were heard. But after challenging her own beliefs during COVID, her kids are now caught up on their shots.
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