Like many others, when COVID-19 began to surge in Oklahoma, Wynkoop grew increasingly concerned about her or her family contracting the disease.
Andreanna Wynkoop has been with INTEGRIS Health for seven years and serves as a member of the Patient Experience Team.
Like many others, when COVID-19 began to surge in Oklahoma, Wynkoop grew increasingly concerned about her or her family contracting the disease. She suffers from several preexisting conditions including a rare heart disease and diabetes.
When the vaccine became available, Wynkoop jumped at the opportunity. She took her knowledge about the COVID-19 vaccine to her family and all but her 10 year old daughter, who was too young at the time, received the vaccine.
However, fear struck again when her husband contracted COVID-19 in September. While quarantining as a family, Wynkoop began to experience a high fever, body aches and chills. She tested positive four days after her husband.
Knowing that she suffered from extremely serious comorbidities, she immediately received an infusion treatment. Within 24 hours of receiving the infusion, Wynkoop took a turn for the better and finally experienced some relief from her symptoms.
“I truly believe that the vaccination helped save my life. It allowed me to recover at home with my family and decreased my chances of being admitted to the hospital because of COVID-19,” Wynkoop credits.
Although many are still skeptical about the vaccine, it is the only protection available against COVID-19. Unvaccinated people have 6.1x greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 and 11.3x greater risk of dying from COVID-19 compared to fully vaccinated people according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Wynkoop states, “It’s important to me that we educate and make everyone aware that the vaccine works. It doesn’t mean that you won’t contract the virus, it provides an extra layer of protection against this virus that wants to destroy your body.”
With COVID-19 still prevalent in Oklahoma, health care professionals are urging members of our community to do their part to stop the spread by getting vaccinated. Wynkoop’s story is proof that the COVID-19 vaccine could save your life.
