The Vaccine Strikes Back (The Pandemic Diaries)
by Sheila Patel
SatireAdded on January 11, 2026
Description
It's January 2021 and the UK government has announced another lockdown. Follow Aunt Sheila as she cooks, drinks, binge watches everything and waits for the pubs to open.Will the vaccine roll out, masks and working from home send covid on it's way? Join Aunt Sheila and her daily thoughts in this funny little diary. Hurry up bloody 'Freedom Day'.24 March Jab day – hurrah! Had a shower and put on my off-the-shoulder top. Walked to the Community centre which is now our local vaccine centre. Dammit Janet was on the door squirting everyone with hand sanitizer, she looked off her head. A nice Indian doctor went through all the side effects, then the nurse jabbed me. She admired my new top and told me to wait 15 mins in the waiting area. Everyone was watching The Chase and shouting out all the answers. Went home, took two paracetamols and a vodka shot.25 March Can’t move my arm today, have a slight fever and a hangover. Shaz has been to have her eyes tested, she said the new young optician looked handsome even though she could only see his eyes and hair. She’s stalking him on the Internet now.
Reader Reviews
I was waiting eagerly to meet the characters of this fun series again. The author didn’t disappoint. This story is full of wit, quirky humor, and social commentary in the form of satire. The author has a unique voice and I hope that this series continues forever!
If you're already a fan of The Magic Vodka Wardrobe series you won't want to miss this second pandemic diary. Covering another UK lockdown starting in January 2021, Sheila and the colourful characters from the wardrobe are back, and on top form. The writing sparkles and there were some real one-liner gems. The author links the top news stories with everyday activities in a way that makes the tedium and 'smallness' of everyone's lockdown lives a light-hearted read. I really enjoyed reliving the s
An amusing book about the pandemic???Those of a nervous disposition may choose to look away now.It's not every day that you can have a good laugh and a cough at the same time. (Yeah, I know.) However, if you've become jaded with reading about Covid, this is a good way to remind yourself of how exciting the virus once was; before it started suffering - like James Corden - from over-exposure. Sheila Patel's little tome is genuinely funny but also touching in places. Not for the easily-triggered, b
