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>>> WELCOME BACK TO THE WAY FORWARD, SPONSORED BY PREMIER
LACROSSE, ALWAYS IN YOUR
CORNER.
CORNER.
CORNER. HERE AGAIN IS MARGARET LARSON.
>>> WELCOME BACK AND THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR JOINING US, OUR
PANEL OF EXPERTS ARE ABOUT TO
WEIGH IN ON YOUR MOST
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS,
SOME OF THOSE ARE WHEN WILL WE
HAVE A COVID-19 VACCINE?
AND WHEN CONTESTING CAN TESTING
THE DONE FOR EVERYBODY, HOW CAN
WE GET MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT, EVEN THE
UNINSURED, THOSE ANSWERS COMING
UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
FIRST THOUGH, WHETHER IT IS AT
THE OFFICE, WITH FRIENDS AND
FAMILY, THE WAY WE SAY HELLO
MOVING FORWARD MAYBE A LOT
DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT. WE ASKED SOMEONE, NOT AN EXPERT
MIND YOU, BUT ONE OF OUR
FAVORITE PEOPLE TO TELL US WHAT
HE THINKS THE FUTURE LOOKS
LIKE.
LIKE.
LIKE. >>
LIKE. >> IT IS SO HARD TO SAY
GOODBYE, OR HELLO FOR THAT
MATTER.
MATTER.
MATTER. NOW THAT WE CANNOT SHAKE HANDS,
GIVE A HIGH FIVE, A FIST BUMP,
OR, HEAVEN FORBID, A KISS ON
THE CHEEK.
THE CHEEK. BUT MANY OF YOU HAVE SUGGESTED
SOME VERY SPIRITED
ALTERNATIVES.
ALTERNATIVES. THE WHOLE FAMILY PREFERS A SIGN
LANGUAGE CELEBRATION.
LANGUAGE CELEBRATION. DENISE PREFERS A SOCIALLY
DISTANT, AND RACHEL AND HER
BOYFRIEND VOTE FOR THIS,
WHATEVER IT IS.
YOU HAVE SUGGESTED EVERYTHING
FROM THUMBS-UP DUDE, TO HANG
LOOSE BRAH.
LOOSE BRAH. BUT, HERE ARE YOUR MOST POPULAR
PICS.
PICS.
PICS. IN
PICS. IN THIRD PLACE, A RESPECTFUL
BOW.
BOW.
BOW. OUR
BOW. OUR RUNNER UP HERE IN THE NERDY
NORTHWEST?
NORTHWEST? THE VULCAN GREETING LIVE LONG
AND PROSPER, BUT NOT EVERYONE
KNOWS HOW TO DO IT.
AND, YOUR FAVORITE NO TOUCH HOW
DO YOU DO?
THE PEACE SIGN.
WHICH, CAN ALSO DOUBLE FOR
VICTORY, LET'S HOPE THEY ARE
BOTH IN OUR COVID-19 FREE
FUTURE.
FUTURE.
FUTURE. >> WELL, WHATEVER GREETING WE
LAND ON, WE KNOW THINGS ARE
GOING TO BE DIFFERENT IN THE
FUTURE ON THE SHORT TERM AND
ALSO THE LONG-TERM, MAYBE FOUR
YEARS?
YEARS?
YEARS? FOR YEARS?
FOR YEARS? EXPERTS SAY WE ARE AT AN
INFLECTION POINT, WHERE WE AS
INDIVIDUALS, AND AS A SOCIETY
DECIDE TO DO NOW WILL SHAPE OUR
FUTURE.
FUTURE.
FUTURE. >> INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
IS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT OUR STATE'S
PROGRESS.
PROGRESS.
PROGRESS. >> WE ARE NOT OUT OF DANGER YET
BUT WE ARE HEADING IN A BETTER
DIRECTION AND THAT IS WHY YOU,
AND I, AND THE GOVERNMENT, AND
EVERYBODY ELSE ARE ABLE TO TALK
ABOUT OPENING UP AND WAS
STRATEGY WE SHOULD USE, SO WE
HAVE ACHIEVED A LOT BY CLOSING
DOWN FAST, AND IN MY OPINION,
WE ARE GOING TO COME OUT OF IT
FASTER THAN OTHER STATES AND WE
ARE GOING TO RECOVER OUR
ECONOMY FASTER THAN OTHER
STATES.
STATES.
STATES. >> WHETHER WE MAINTAIN THAT
PROGRESS, HE SAYS, DEPENDS ON
CHOICES WE MAKE RIGHT NOW.
WBR LOOKING, RIGHT NOW AT
LOWERING THE INFECTION RATE TO
A LEVEL THAT THE PUBLIC SYSTEM
CAN DETECT, TRACE, ISOLATE.
AND WE TALK MORE ABOUT ONE
PREVALENT FACE CASE PER
MILLION, AND THAT WOULD BE
EIGHT CASES A DAY, WE ARE NOW
DETECTING ABOUT 200 CASES OVER
200, SUSPECT THAT ABOUT FIVE
TIMES THAT, BECAUSE WE ARE NOT
TESTING EVERYBODY RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE TO WAIT, AND BE
PATIENT, CONTAIN OUR URGE TO GO
BACK TO NORMAL.
>> PEDIATRICIAN DOCTOR NEIL,
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR MEDICAL
POLICY AT PREMERA BLUE CROSS
TELLS US THE LONG-TERM WELL-
BEING OF OUR CHILDREN IS
LIKEWISE TIED TO WHAT WE CHOOSE
NOW, HOW ATTENTIVE WE ARE TO
THEIR CHANGING WORLD.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US AS
ADULTS, PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS,
TO LOOK REALLY CLOSELY FOR CUES
OF ANXIETY, STRESS, CONCERN
THAT YOU MAY SEE IN YOUR CHILD
THROUGH THEIR BEHAVIORS.
ASK THEM ABOUT IT.
BECAUSE, THEY NEED TO KNOW WHY
WE ARE BEHAVING IN THE WAY WE
ARE, WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN
BEFORE.
BEFORE.
BEFORE. BECAUSE IF WE DON'T EXPLAIN IT
TO THEM PROPERLY, THEY WILL
MAKE UP THINGS IN THEIR OWN
MIND THAT ARE MUCH MORE
HORRIBLE THAN WHAT THE REAL
SITUATION IS.
SITUATION IS. >> AS A SOCIETY, INEQUITIES AND
HEALTH SAFETY AND ECONOMIC
OUTCOMES HAVE BEEN LAID BARE.
>> IT IS JUST ENORMOUS, IT IS
REALLY DEVASTATING.
REALLY DEVASTATING. >> Reporter: DOCTORED AND
DANIELSON SEES FIRSTHAND THE
DEEPLY UNEVEN IMPACT OF THE
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. >> WE KNOW THAT FOR COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR, AND NON-ENGLISH
SPEAKING COMMUNITIES, THEY ARE
HARDER HIT WITH SEVERITY FROM
THIS CORONAVIRUS.
THIS CORONAVIRUS. IN ADDITION, TO THE OTHER WAYS
IN WHICH THEY ARE AFFECTED
AROUND THE ISSUES OF HOUSING.
>> TRULY FACING THIS REALITY,
HE SAYS, IS SOMETHING WE CAN
ONLY DO TOGETHER.
>> I REALLY HOPE THAT THIS IS
EYE-OPENING AND AWAKENING FOR
US AS A SOCIETY.
AS COMMUNITIES, AS A COUNTY,
AND AS A STATE.
WE HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY, RIGHT
NOW, TO DECIDE NOT TO SHUT OUR
EYES, TO NOT TURN AWAY FROM
SOME OF THE OTHER CHALLENGES
THAT I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT
WE HAVE BEEN FACING FOR A LONG
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. THIS RELATES TO RURAL
COMMUNITIES.
COMMUNITIES. THE QUESTION I GUESS I HAVE FOR
MYSELF, THE PEOPLE I WORK
AROUND, THE OTHER FOLKS WHO
REALLY CARE ABOUT BEING A
DIFFERENCE IN THIS WORLD IS HOW
ARE WE GOING TO WAKE UP
TOMORROW?
TOMORROW?
TOMORROW? AND SEE A DIFFERENT DAY?
>> IT IS HOW WE ALL CHOOSE TO
KEEP SAFE, PROTECT ONE ANOTHER
AND DELIVER EACH NEW DAY THAT
SHAPES OUR FUTURE.
>> I AM WORRIED I WILL NEVER
GET A HUG AGAIN.
>> THIS WILL GO AWAY, BUT WE
HAVE TO BE PATIENT.
WE ALL NEED A HUG EVERY NOW AND
THEN.
THEN.
THEN. WE
THEN. WE SMILE YOU AND I WILL WE
TALK, WE SMILE.
WE CRY SOMETIMES, WE ARE LOSING
A LOT OF, IT IS NOT A NUMBER.
OUR HUMAN BEINGS THAT HAVE
LOVED ONES, FRIENDS AND
FAMILIES.
FAMILIES.
FAMILIES. IT IS A SAD STORY, BUT, WE ARE
CONFIDENT WE WILL GET OUT OF IT
AND YES, WE SHOULD COME OUT OF
THIS STRONGER AND ALL THIS
PEOPLE WHO DIED AND SACRIFICE
THEIR LIFE, ALL THE PEOPLE WH
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