Unfortunately my phone doesn't support 5G so the benefits are somewhat moot

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+Everything went fine. Social media is awash with anecdotes about getting
+vaccinated, side effects, and opinions about _other_ people becoming
+vaccinated. I recently crossed the waiting threshold after my last dose and
+felt I should share my experiences as well.
+
+I had numerous colleagues take days off of work to lie in bed and endure what
+sounded like the unpleasant side effects developing antibodies. In contrast, I
+felt _nothing_ out of the ordinary at any point during the vaccination process.
+At no point did I even slow down my normal work, exercise, or eating habits,
+and I have a hypothesis as to why.
+
+It is unlikely that I am in some secret control group, so I am guessing there
+is something about my physiology causing no noticeable side-effects. I am
+fairly fit, eat vegetarian, and in my 30s.  I am also a european-descendant
+white guy, a particularly common configuration across the United States. Many
+but not all of my colleagues and friends who suffered ill-effects after their
+shots were of Asian or Indian heritage. This is **not** data and
+correlation/causation blah-blah, but I do wonder how [diverse the clinical
+trials](https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2015/12/401156/diversity-medical-research-long-way-study-shows)
+were for the various COVID vaccines or mRNA technology developed in the
+many years prior. Regardless, not a single person I know suffered _serious_
+side-effects; at worst mild flu=like symptoms manifested and were gone within a
+day or two.
+
+Despite the inconvenience, we are all now significantly more resistant to COVID
+and less likely to contribute to the propagation of the virus. As a bonus many
+have also noted a slight increase in their 5G reception.