Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Records Herself Getting COVID-19 Vaccine

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — calling her “AOC” is “disrespectful” but buy her $65 “AOC” shirts now — would "never ever" ask you to do something she isn't willing to do herself.

On Instagram, Ocasio-Cortez recorded a video of herself getting a COVID-19 vaccine and filling out a questionnaire.

Here is Ocasio-Cortez, 31, getting a shot on video:

“I have a little muscle soreness in my arm which is not unusual with any shot. The second thing that I’m feeling is fatigue — but also, it’s been a really long time since I had a break,” she says.

She also gave an analogy of the differences between the mRNA vaccine and traditional inoculation:

“It’s kind of like the difference between if you had a burglar and then he broke into your house and you learn to fight him versus if someone gave you a picture of the burglar… if you see that picture and you see that guy walking towards your house, you’re like, ‘Oh I know that guy, he’s a burglar,'” the 31-year-old said.

Got that?

A number of her of 8.2 million IG followers questioned why she, at the age of 31, should get the vaccine before the country's most vulnerable.

“AOC, I love you, but I’m a nurse and I’m still waiting to get mine so what exactly qualifies politicians to get a vaccine before healthcare workers?” a follower asked.

“Why are you getting this before health care workers? I put breathing tubes in people’s airways for 13 hrs a day,” another followed.

“This feels as self-serving as every other politician. It’s disappointing and a slap in the face to those of us who have showed up since March to care for others. National Security won’t be impacted by my shifts this week with COVID patients at an all time high in the hospital and no vaccine in sight.. but I’ll still providing anesthesia to very sick people and not seeing my family while politicians get prioritized over me and my coworkers. Enjoy your time off with your vaccine.. I’ll be standing in the n95 for 13+hrs a day.”

Ocasio-Cortez says members of the House of Representatives were being “urged to take as part of the government’s plan in accordance with national security protocols.”

As always, a decision from Washington made to benefit only those in Washington.