By Annice Jinse

I am 14 years old, studying in Gulf Indian School, Fahaheel in grade 9. I went to the Mishref vaccination center to take my first dose of the vaccine. When I reached there, I saw a huge queue in the burning heat. We were last in the queue. Many children were there with their parents. Because of the heat, a few children fainted, and parents were struggling. After 20 minutes we were inside hall no. 5.

Again there was a huge crowd, but we managed to reach the vaccination booth. When I saw the needle, I was a little bit nervous, but I was surprised because it finished within seconds with little pain. After we exited the vaccination center, I was feeling tired and had pain in my left hand. This was my first vaccination experience.