New Jersey mom, forced to get vaccine before a family wedding, ends up in the ER

NJ mom, forced to get vaccine before a family wedding, ends up in the ER

Mom Kathleen Zemlachenko of Raritan Township, NJ, had COVID plus the antibodies, but needed the jab ahead of a wedding-dress fitting

By Michele Blood | Fox News |

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A daughter’s wedding — and all that goes with it — should be about pure joy and celebration. Nothing less.

Yet one New Jersey mother — because of New York City’s COVID vaccine mandates that began last summer — found herself enduring a medical emergency she never imagined.

Kathleen Zemlachenko, 63, of Raritan Township, N.J., had chosen not to take the COVID-19 vaccine after consulting with her doctor. Fit and active, Zemlachenko had already tested positive for COVID in January 2021. She had very high antibody levels to prove it.

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“I had 3,000 times the antibodies that would have shown somebody as having a positive antibody response,” she told Fox News Digital in a recent phone interview.

Zemlachenko did not feel comfortable getting vaccinated until she had more information about the potential side effects for those who had antibodies to the virus.

But last year, “after New York City Mayor [Bill] DeBlasio’s vaccine mandates came out, I really had no choice,” Zemlachenko told Fox News Digital.

In mid-August 2021, DeBlasio announced his “Key to NYC” vaccine mandate, which required proof of vaccine for patrons who wanted to visit certain Big Apple establishments.
Mom Kathleen Zemlachenko, at right, with her daughter, Emily. Given the New York City vaccine mandates that went into effect last summer, “I had no choice” but to take the vaccine, Zemlachenko told Fox News Digital.

Mom Kathleen Zemlachenko, at right, with her daughter, Emily. Given the New York City vaccine mandates that went into effect last summer, “I had no choice” but to take the vaccine, Zemlachenko told Fox News Digital. (Kathleen Zemlachenko)

Unless Zemlachenko took the vaccine, it seemed highly probable that she would not be allowed to join her daughter, Emily — the youngest of her five children (she has three daughters and two sons) — for a wedding-dress fitting experience for mother and daughter at a Manhattan shop ahead of Emily’s November 2021 wedding.

Zemlachenko felt coerced into a difficult decision. The path she chose wound up putting her life in jeopardy.
Blazing headache, high blood pressure

On August 5, 2021, Zemlachenko received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which would give her enough cushion ahead of the mother-daughter dress fitting to be considered “fully vaccinated.”

But two days after getting the COVID vaccine, Zemlachenko developed a blazing headache and very high blood pressure.

She was ill enough to land in the emergency room at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington, N.J. Her blood-pressure reading was 40 points above her normal readings.

She and her doctors attributed the episode directly to the vaccine.
Mother and daughter attend to the bride’s beautiful wedding dress. Before this happy time, there was drama, upset — and a medical emergency.

Mother and daughter attend to the bride’s beautiful wedding dress. Before this happy time, there was drama, upset — and a medical emergency. (Kathleen Zemlachenko)

After the scary episode, Zemlachenko was put on medication to help address potentially dangerous hypertension.

Her usual work schedule — she runs a health care consulting business — was disrupted due to multiple trips to the doctor. Her condition resolved eventually, to the relief of her family and friends.

“I think she felt guilty” about what happened, Zemlachenko said of daughter Emily’s reaction to the medical emergency.

But Zemlachenko emphasized that New York City’s vaccine mandate and the threats around it are what made her get the jab. The family was simply trying to do their best to follow the rules, with unexpected consequences.

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