>>LAUREN VERNO: WELL REMINDING THE FIRST COAST TO GET VACCINATED FOR THE FLU AS OF
YESTERDAY,
29%. THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
BEDS IN DUVAL COUNTY WERE
STILL AVAILABLE. THE STATEWIDE
AVERAGE IS 24% SO LOCALLY WE
ARE IN
DECENT SHAPE. DOCTORS SAY PART
OF KEEPING IT THAT WAY IS TO
GET MORE PEOPLE VACCINATED FOR
THE FLU.
THE FLU VACCINE. JAX CAMPAIGN
IS NEARLY 3 QUARTERS OF THE WAY
TO ITS GOAL AND THEY’RE STILL
WEEKS TO GO.
MORE THAN 245,000 PEOPLE OR 35%
OF THE POPULATION ARE ALREADY
VACCINATED FOR LOCAL COUNTIES
SO THE GOAL IS MUCH HIGHER THAT
WAS AT 48% BY THE END
OF JANUARY DOCTOR SUNIL JOSHI
JOINS ME VIA ZOOM TO TALK MORE
ABOUT THIS
CAMPAIGN EFFORT. SO THE
PROMISES TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF
THE HOSPITAL SO THAT THE
HOSPITALS DON’T GET OVERWHELMED
WITH FLU. AND COVID PATIENTS HOW ARE WE DOING WHEN IT COMES TO THIS.
>> AND THAT’S EXACTLY THE POINT
OF ALL THIS IS NOT ONLY JUST DO
WE WANT TO
PROTECT OUR OUR CITIZENS FROM
THE FLU ITSELF, BUT WE MOST AND
PROBABLY WANT TO KEEP THEM OUT
OF THE HOSPITAL
DURING THIS KIND OF
UNPRECEDENTED TIME IN OUR LIVES
WHERE THERE’S THIS PANDEMIC GOING ON AT ALL TO PUT PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL AT THE SAME
TIME THAT THE FLU SEASON IS
KIND OF RAMPING
AND SO YOU KNOW UP UNTIL NOW IT
DOES APPEAR THAT WE’RE DOING A
GOOD JOB LIKE TO KEEP MY
FINGERS CROSSED BECAUSE YOU
DON’T KNOW HOW LONG IT’S GOING
TO
LAST THAT BUT WE’RE DOING A
GREAT JOB HERE IN NORTHEAST,
FLORIDA, KEEPING PEOPLE OUT OF
THE HOSPITAL.
YOU JUST SHOWED THAT WE HAVE TO
ABOUT 29% ICU BEDS THAT ARE
STILL AVAILABLE WHICH IS WAY
ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE AND WE
NEED TO KEEP DOING WHAT
WE’RE DOING.
>>LAUREN VERNO: AND TO KEEP
PEOPLE SAFE AND THAT HE THAT
TAKES BEING VIGILANT, YOU KNOW
THANKSGIVING GATHERINGS OF
COURSE WE’RE A BIG
CONCERN NATIONWIDE. SO WHEN
COULD WE START TO SEE AN UPTICK
IN HOSPITALIZATIONS IF IT’S
GOING TO HAPPEN AND THEN
CONVERSELY WHAT WE REALLY HOPE
IS THAT WE DON’T SEE AN UPTICK.
>> BUT TYPICALLY MELANIE AND IT IS RIGHT AROUND THIS TIME, IT’S AFTER THANKSGIVING
INTO THE HOLIDAYS, CERTAINLY BY
CHRISTMAS AND
NEW YEARS. WHEN YOU START TO
SEE AN INCREASED NUMBER OF
PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE
OF RESPIRATORY RELATED.
ILLNESSES, NOT JUST HERE IN
NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTRY AND A LOT OF THAT
IS BECAUSE OF TRAVELING COLD
WEATHER VIRUSES TEND TO DO
BETTER WHEN IT’S COLDER
OUTSIDE. AND SO WE TYPICALLY
SEE THAT LATE NOVEMBER OR
DECEMBER
INTO JANUARY. SO THIS IS WHEN
WE MIGHT START TO SEE A PEAK IN
HOSPITALIZATIONS AND SO WHICH
IS WHY WE WANT TO BE VERY ON
TOP OF THIS IF
THEY CAN’T.
>>LAUREN VERNO: AND TIMING IS
EVERYTHING IN HERE BECAUSE IT
DOES TAKE ABOUT 2 WEEKS FOR YOU
TO BE
FULLY PROTECTED ONCE YOU’RE
VACCINATED FROM THE FLU.
SO HOW LONG ARE YOU PROTECTED
AS I KNOW SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE
LIKE WELL LET ME JUST WAIT THIS
OUT. BUT AS YOU MENTIONED THE
TIMING
IS IMPORTANT.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT AND SO YOU
KNOW EACH OTHER THEY ASKED
PEOPLE TO GET THE FLU VACCINE.
YOU KNOW SOMETIME IN LATE
SEPTEMBER
AND OCTOBER PEOPLE ARE
TYPICALLY PROTECTED FOR ABOUT 5
MILES
5 TO 6 MONTHS AFTER RECEIVING
THE FLU VACCINE BEFORE THE
ANYBODY START TO WANE A
LITTLE BIT. AND SO WE’RE STILL
AT A REALLY GOOD POINT KEEP IN
MIND THAT OUR FLU SEASON ITSELF
GOES WELL INTO MARCH USUALLY IN
EARLY APRIL, SO GOOD EVEN
GETTING A
VACCINE NOW WHICH WILL KICK IN
WITHIN 7 TO 14 DAYS IN TERMS OF
BOOSTING YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
WE’LL PROTECT YOU FOR THE REST
OF THE FLU SEASON.
AND SO THIS IS A VERY VERY
IMPORTANT TIME TO GET THE FLU
VACCINE. SO IT IS NOT TOO LATE.
REMEMBER THAT. >>LAUREN VERNO: YOU KNOW PART OF THIS PUSH US TO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERYONE WHO WANTS A
VACCINE CAN GET ONE DIP IT
REGARDLESS IF YOU HAVE
INSURANCE REGARDLESS IF YOU CAN
PAY THERE’VE BEEN A NUMBER OF
DRIVES WHERE CAN PEOPLE GO TO
GET VACCINATED ESPECIALLY IF
THEY NEED ONE FOR FREE.
>> YEAH, SO REALLY YOU KNOW FOR
THE MOST PART HE HAVE PRIVATE
HEALTH INSURANCE OR MEDICARE
YOU’RE FOR OF FLU VACCINES.
OUR COVER
100%. WE UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO
THE PANDEMIC HAVE AN INCREASED
NUMBER OF VOTES THAT MARTIN IN
STORE AND SO FOR THESE FOLKS
THEY CAN BE COST PROHIBITIVE TO
GET
THE VACCINE ON THE WEBSITE FLEW
BACK TAX NOT ON THERE IS AN
AREA FOR YOU TO CLICK ON TO GET
A VACCINE
AND FOR FOLKS WHO ARE UNINSURED
EVEN GOING THERE BUT IN YEARS A
BOAT AND YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS
AND YOU’LL GET A FREE FLU
VACCINE NOW IT’S HER WITH A
LIST OF LOCATIONS THAT ARE NEAR
YOUR
ZIP CODE OR YOU CAN GO AND
REDEEM THAT COUPON FOR FREE FLU
VACCINE, NOT JUST FOR YOURSELF,
BUT THE REST OF THE FOLKS IN
YOUR FAMILY WHO MAY BE WITHOUT
INSURANCE AS WELL SO
SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR AS
THE NIGHT THAT THAT’S LIKELY
THE NEXT THING THIS YEAR.
THERE ARE THERE IS AN ABILITY
TO GET FREE FLU VACCINES, NOT
JAZZ. TO OUR WEB SITE BUT DID
THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND
THEIR SPECIFIC LOTS
AS WELL.
>>LAUREN VERNO: ALL RIGHT
DOCTOR JOSHI THANK YOU BECAUSE
TODAY IS DAY ONE OF 12 DAYS OF
FLEW BACK SO
JACK SPECS SO YOU CAN GO ON
THAT WEBSITE, THERE’S A LOT OF
REALLY GOOD INFORMATION ABOUT
THE VIRUS ABOUT
THE VACCINE. AND THEN ALSO
EVERY DAY THERE’S A PUSH TO TRY
TO GET MORE AND MORE PEOPLE
VACCINATED SO THANK YOU FOR THE
WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING.
>> THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU GUYS
ARE DOING AS
WELL TOO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF