{"id":134039,"date":"2021-01-19T11:32:37","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T21:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=134039"},"modified":"2021-01-24T09:55:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T19:55:30","slug":"jabsom-physicians-get-vaccinated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/01\/19\/jabsom-physicians-get-vaccinated\/","title":{"rendered":"Hopeful JABSOM<\/abbr> physicians flex vaccinated arms"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Allen Hixon, Chien-Wen Tseng, Thomas Quattlebaum and Seiji Yamada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The iconic image of Rosie the Riveter with her sleeves rolled up, flexing her biceps above the bold words “we can do it” circulated throughout the United States during World War II<\/abbr> as women were recruited to fill in the gaping holes of the country\u2019s workforce created by male enlistment. Rosie the Riveter became an American symbol of strength in unity, and today, her likeness has reappeared on social media to encourage a united front in the battle against COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Chien-Wen Tseng<\/strong>, a family physician and professor at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa John A. Burns School of Medicine<\/a> (JABSOM<\/abbr>), posted a photo of her and her colleagues, Seiji Yamada<\/strong>, Thomas Quattlebaum<\/strong> and Allen Hixon<\/strong>, showing off the band-aids on their just-vaccinated arms, imitating Rosie the Riveter. They join many other healthcare workers across the the U.S.<\/abbr> who have been posting their vaccination selfies on social media along with the popular hashtag, #thisisourshot.<\/p>\n

By the first week of January 2021, more than 25,000 COVID-19 vaccines had been given to doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare providers in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Nina Baker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nina Baker<\/strong>, a family medicine resident at JABSOM<\/abbr>, posted a powerful selfie of her own: She throws up a Rosie the Riveter flex while a “I got my COVID-19<\/abbr> vaccine” sticker is proudly displayed on the front of an electric breast pump. She understands that the decision to become vaccinated is a profoundly personal one that requires a deep sense of trust in science. As both a family physician and new mom, Baker chose to become vaccinated to keep her patients, colleagues and ʻohana<\/span> safe, especially her baby girl Izzy.<\/p>\n

“Knowing there was a possibility of creating protective antibodies to pass to Izzy through breast milk if I got vaccinated, I saw this as an opportunity to protect her, to protect my body and to protect those around me,” Baker said. <\/p>\n

Tseng said receiving a COVID-19<\/abbr> vaccine could be “our shot to end the pandemic” but it can\u2019t be done alone. Achieving herd immunity will take a collective effort from the majority of the communities in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and across the nation.<\/p>\n