ORANGE COUNTY. Fla. – Gladys Mackroy, 60, of Winter Garden, said the first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine did not prevent her from contracting the coronavirus.
On St. Patrick’s Day, she said she got the first dose with her sister, but a week later she started exhibiting COVID-like symptoms. “On yesterday, I was feeling bad I could hardly breathe, I was out of breath like I’m talking now,” Mackroy said. [TRENDING: 18+ can soon get vaccine in Fla. | That’s not lint: Family finds snake in dryer | So Florida: Gator swims with shark] With the belief she was completely protected from the virus, she gave it time, but eventually, her sister convinced her to go to the emergency room, where she was diagnosed with COVID-19. “I got proof right