YOUR MORNING RUSH TO KEEP YOUR SON TOYOTA TIME SAVER TRAFFIC. BRUCE.
>> WELL, THE CDC GAVE ITS
APPROVAL. SO NOW THE PFIZER
VACCINE CAN BE ADMINISTERED TO
KIDS AS YOUNG AS 5 YEARS OLD,
15 MILLION DOSES STARTED
SHIPPING OUT. EVEN BEFORE THAT
RULING. SO SHOTS COULD BEGIN
AS EARLY AS TODAY, BUT MORE
PROBABLY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
JOINING ME ON THE MORNING
SHOW, DOCTOR SUNIL, JOSHI
PRESIDENT OF THE DUVAL COUNTY
MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING SO
A RECENT POLL SHOWS FEWER THAN
A 3RD OF PARENTS SAY THEY’LL
GET THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN
VACCINATED RIGHT AWAY. THAT
MEANS 2 THIRDS MAY NOT BE
FINED. THE CONCERNING.
>> I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT FOR
PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF
PEDIATRICS, INFECTIOUS DISEASE
DOCTORS, KNOWLEDGE AS AN
EPIDEMIOLOGIST ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY ARE VERY EXCITED TO
HAVE THIS VACCINE AVAILABLE
FOR THIS AGE GROUP BECAUSE OF
ITS SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS.
AND IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT FOR
US TO EDUCATE E PARENTS THAT
ARE CONCERNED ABOUT AND THEN
90, THERE’S A 91%
EFFECTIVENESS RATE IN THIS
VACCINE IN THESE CHILDREN. AND
THAT IS EVEN DURING THAT THE
DELTA VARIANT SO VERY, VERY
EFFECTIVE VACCINES AND VERY
SAFE. AND SO SO IT IS
CONCERNING, BUT NOT
SURPRISING. NOW IT’S UP TO US
TO EDUCATE FOLKS ABOUT THE
SAFETY OF THE VACCINE. AND I
THINK IT’S A SHOCK GO BACK
DOWN TO SLEEPOVERS AND PARTIES
IN AND STAY IN SCHOOL WITHOUT
HAVING TO BE HOME SCHOOLED.
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: NOW THERE
ARE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE
MODERNA VACCINE FOR
ADOLESCENTS IN A DECISION ON
THAT WAS DELAYED BECAUSE OF
WORRIES ABOUT CARD. ITIS WITH
THIS. PFIZER SHOT PARENTS ARE
ASKING ANY WORRIES. SO YOUR
ANSWER TO THAT?
>> WELL, KEEP IN MIND THAT
DURING THE STUDY OF ROUGHLY
5,000 CHILDREN IN THIS AGE
GROUP, THERE WAS NOT A SINGLE
CASE IN MY CAR DIED IS THAT
WAS FOUND. OKAY. SO KEEP THAT
IN MIND. NOW, OF COURSE, AS
THE VACCINE STARTS TO BE GIVEN
OUT AND GET MORE SHOTS IN
ARMS, I DO EXPECT TO SEE SOME
CAR DIED AS BUT REMEMBER THAT
THAT CAR DIES. THAT SEEMS TO
BE RELATED TO THE VACCINE IS
INCREDIBLY MILD AND RARE.
WHERE’S MY CAR DIED IS THAT IS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIRUS WITH
COVID-19. IT’S NOT ALL IS MORE
COMMENT. ABOUT 10 TIMES MORE
COMMON AND CAN BE SIGNIFICANT
ENOUGH TO REQUIRE
HOSPITALIZATION. SO AGAIN, THE
RISKS AND BENEFITS OF THE
VACCINE SEEM TO WEIGH IN THE
FAVOR OF GETTING THE VACCINE
EVEN IN THE CASE OF MY PART
NATIVE. AND ONE OF THE BIG
VACCINE FOR YOUNGER KIDS.
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: IS WHERE
IT’S GOING TO BE ADMINISTERED
IN VERY FAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS.
>> YEAH, I MEAN, THE HOPE, OF
COURSE, ACCORDING TO THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION, IS THAT AS
THEY SHIP OUT, 28 MILLION
DOSES. AND THE VACCINE IS THAT
WE’RE GOING TO GET THIS
VACCINE INTO THE HANDS OF THE
TRUST AND HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS FOR CHILDREN, WHICH
ARE THE PEDIATRICIANS OFFICES
THAT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE
BIGGEST CONCERNS OF THE
VACCINE ROLLOUT TO THIS POINT
IS NOT HAVING A VACCINE
AVAILABLE AT THE GROUND LEVEL
FOR DOCTORS TO GET OUT TO
THEIR PATIENTS. BUT IN
PARTICULAR, IN TALKING ABOUT
THIS YOUNG AGE GROUP, IT IS
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT
PEDIATRICIANS HAVE THE VACCINE
AVAILABLE BECAUSE THE PARENTS
TRUST THEIR PEDIATRICIAN, THE
CHILDREN, OUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH THEIR PEDIATRICIAN AND
WILL MAKE THE PROCESS GO MUCH
MORE SMOOTHLY. AND OF COURSE,
OF THE PATIENTS ARE PARENTS
HAVE QUESTIONS. THEY CAN GET
ANSWERS FROM THEIR TRUSTED
PROVIDER AND THE KIDS ARE
GOING ADULTS. YES, THAT’S
RIGHT. AND SO THIS DOES THAT
PFIZER’S IS RECOMMENDING AND
THAT IS RECOMMENDED FOR
CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF
5.11 IS ONE 3RD, THE DOES THAT
THE REST OF US RECEIVE. AND
AGAIN, THAT LOWER-DOSE IS
STILL EFFECTIVE. 91% EFFECTIVE
AND DOES HAVE LESS SIDE
EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. SO
LESS FEVERS, LIES, MUSCLE
ACHES AND JOINT PAINS AND SOME
OTHER THINGS THAT WE WENT
THROUGH WITH THE ADULT DOSE OF
THE VACCINE SHOULD BE LESSENED
WITH THIS LOWER-DOSE AND COVID
ALL BUT AT THAT E-MAIL SAY
IT’S NOT TIME TO LET OUR GUARD
DOWN.
>> RATES COULD RISE THIS
WINTER FOR NOT CAREFUL. HOW
MUCH COULD EXPANDING THE
VACCINATION AGE IMPACT THE
FIGHT AGAINST COVID OVERALL?
>> I MEAN, IT’S A HUGE THING.
SO THIS IS ANOTHER REASON WHY
WE’RE SO EXCITED ABOUT HAVING
ITS VACCINE AVAILABLE TO THIS.
THIS YOUNG GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE REALLY THE LAST MAJOR
GROUP THAT HASN’T BEEN
VACCINATED YET BECAUSE THEY’RE
IN SCHOOL. THEY’RE INTERACTING
WITH EACH OTHER, PLAYING
SPORTS OUT AND ABOUT AND AND
THEY’RE INTERACTING WITH
GRANDPARENTS AND OTHER FOLKS
THAT MAY BE AT RISK OF SEVERE
OUTCOMES FROM THE VIRUS. THE
MORE THESE YOUNG CHILDREN THAT
WE VACCINATE, THE MORE LIKELY
WE ARE TO GET THROUGH THIS
PANDEMIC. AND SO, YES, IT’S
VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET
THIS GROUP VACCINATED.
HOPEFULLY THE VAST MAJORITY OF
PARENTS WELL AGREED TO DO
THAT. DOCTOR SUNIL, JOSHI