Okay . So , first thing , could you
just introduce yourself and say and
spell your first and last name for me ?
I am Frank colonoscopy , And it would
be f r a N c i s
h o l i n a t y .
Right . And you're retired , Colonel .
I am a retired colonel . United States
Army . Okay , Um so what made you want
to volunteer for this ? Over my 30 year
career , I have served in many
places around the world in many
different operational settings , some
more arduous than others , some more
hazardous than others . And one day I'm
on the metro , and it's almost as if it
was faith . I just looked up and I saw
a poster , and I saw Walter Reed , and
it took me a while to process what this
poster was saying . And when it dawned
on me that they were trying to do a
trial for the covid 19 , I saw this as
another opportunity to just serve . So
you know , that day when I went to work ,
I started calling and I was already
afraid because I only go to work about
once a month , tell the work the rest
of the time . That may be too late to
even get into the trial . But
pleasantly surprised that within a week
someone told me to go to this website ,
do some things . And less than a month
later , I was here for my first visit .
And few months later , here I am today .
So just the way it worked out , you
ended up being the first person to take
part in the trial . How does it feel to
be the first ? Um so
in some ways , it's very satisfying to
be able to save lives , as the pen
says if it leads to that . Yeah . I
have had many different
vaccines over the course of my career
for many different reasons , because I
was in many different places and I
didn't have any adverse reactions . So
I thought this one would be no
different . And if it helps out the
larger population , then this is what
we do . The selfish service . Yeah . Um ,
what's your experience been like here
so far today ? So very pleased . I
got in and I was able to be immediately
seen , and they went over all of the
procedures to make sure that I was
comfortable . Both the good and the bad
and told me what they were going to do .
And we did . The preliminary did . Some
labs took the shot and everything went
well . Um , if
what would you tell other people about
What would you want other people know
who might be interested in taking part
in some something like this ? That it
can be done ? It just takes time and in
time , personal time out of your life .
But there's no great sacrifice that
needs to be made . And I can't tell you
how many times I've heard since I first
got here in December about the need for
volunteers . So my again , my initial
concern not going to work every day ,
not knowing how long that poster was on
the Metro , that they may have had all
the people they need and come to find
out . It's just the opposite . It's
It's not very easy to get people to
come in and do the various studies that
they have . So if you're interested in
serving interested in giving back to
your community and to your country ,
and to help fellow man , come and do a
study like this , so I know you just
got the shot . But how do you How does
it feel ? Ah , so I had some ,
uh , no reactions to the shot at all .
Good care . They monitor me for about
an hour to make sure that there was no
adverse reactions . And once they were
satisfied that I can walk out here as
healthy as I walked in here . Okay ,
we'll see you next week . So please ,
so far . Um , just two more questions .
We'll try to get this kitchen . You've
been here all day so we can get you out
of here , get you some lunch . Um ,
what was it like to be in that room
with the doctors jamming in there ?
Because this was their vaccine that was
going in your arms . Or at least this
is the beginning of the trial . We
don't know , right ? If you have the
vaccine . That's correct . So they made
it known that there is a a test group ,
and then there is the control group or
whatever the correct terms are . So we
don't know if I have the vaccine or not ,
but it was a little bit I'm not really
daunting is the right word . But when I
looked at all the smiling faces at me
while I was getting the shot . They
said , Okay , then we must be doing
something . Everyone wants the witness .
Yeah , Um , what's the thing that you'd
like everyone to know That I might not
have asked about many different ways to
serve . You don't have to be in the
military . You don't have to be a first
responder , but you can help all . And
if you have a calling to help people ,
this is just one of the ways you can do
it . All right ? That's it . I really
appreciate it , sir . Thank you very
much .