>>> WELCOME BACK.
OUR FIRST RESPHONDERS ARE
SOUNDING THE -- RESPONDERS ARE
SOUNDING THE LARGE.
THEY ARE PUSHING THEM AND
HOSPITAL CAPACITY TO THE
LIMIT.
FOR MORE THAN A YEAR THEY
TREATED COVID-19 PATIENTS AND
THE RISE IN CASES HAS THEM
CONCERNED AGAIN.
>> SEEING SHOTS IN ARMS ARE
GIVING THEM A LITTLE HOPE.
HOW THEY ARE ENCOURAGING
OTHERS TO GET VACCINATED.
>> AS A NURSE EVEN AS A
PARAMEDIC AS A NURSE AND
LEADER, I HAVE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
>> SHE IS THE DIRECTOR OF
NURSING AND EVERYONE KNOWS HER
AS MO.
>> WHAT WAS SO SAD IS PEOPLE
TALKING TO YOU AND THEN 30
MINUTES LATER THEY ARE
INTUBATED.
>> SHE HAS BEEN ON THE FRONT
LINES AND SEEN MORE OF HER
FAIR SHARE OF HEARTBREAK.
>> THE INFORMATION WAS COMING
AT US SO FAST THAT IT WAS
FRIGHTENING.
>> SHE GOT HER FIRST DOSE OF
THE VISOR VACCINE IN DECEMBER
AND THE SECOND IN JANUARY.
MO IS ON A PERSONAL MISSION
FINDING NEW WAYS TO GET THE
WORD OUT TO ESSENTIAL WORKERS
ESPECIALLY IN MINORITY AND
UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES ABOUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING
VACCINATED.
THERE IS A FEAR THAT THIS IS
ALL POLITICAL AND BEING FORCED
UPON US.
IT IS NOT.
IF ANYONE CAN JUST WALK ONE
DAY IN OUR SHOES AND SEE WHAT
WE SEE, THERE WOULD BE NO
HESITANCY.
>> GARY IS A NURSE MANAGER WHO
HAS BEEN ON THE FRONT LINES
SINCE DAY ONE.
>> THERE WAS CONFUSION AND
THERE WAS PANIC.
I GUESS THAT’S TO BE EXPECTED
BECAUSE IT WAS SOMETHING NEW.
AND NOBODY HAD A CLEAR PATH
LAID OUT ON HOW TO HANDLE THE
SITUATION.
>> HE KNOWS BASED ON THE RISK
FACTORS ALONE AS WELL AS HIS
DAILY EXPOSURE ON-THE-JOB HE
SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIRST IN LINE FOR THE VACCINE, BUT HE WASN’T
FOR THE VACCINE, BUT HE WASN’T
ENTIRELY CONVINCED. I HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN IT GROW,
I HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN IT GROW,
BUT IT IS TAKING ITS TIME.
>> SHE VOLUNTEERS GIVING SHOTS
IN ARMS.
>> LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME I
WAS FEELING HOPELESS, BURNT OUT AND SCARED.
OUT AND SCARED.
I THINK A YEAR FROM THAT TIME
I WOULD SAY WE HAVE A WAY
OUT.
>> SHE JOINED THIS IS OUR
SHOT.
A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN PREPARING
HEALTH CARE HEROS TO DISPEL
MYTHS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
VACCINE.
>> ONCE WE FOUND OUT THE
VACCINE WAS AVAILABLE IT WAS
SO EXCITING.
WHATEVER I CAN DO TO GET
PEOPLE TO TRUST THE VACCINE I
WAS UP FOR IT.
AND I THINK THAT IS THE ONLY
WAY WE WILL GET OUT OF THE
PANDEMIC.
>> MO, ASHA AND GARY WILL
CONTINUE TO SHARE THEIR OWN
PERSONAL VACCINATION STORIES
AND ALSO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO
GET THE FACTS ON THE VACCINE.
BACK TO YOU.
>> OKAY, SANDRA.
FRONT LINE WORKERS ENCOURAGE
EVERYONE TO WEAR MASKS, KEEP
THEIR DISTANCE AND GET
VACCINATED.
DOC?
>> THROUGHOUT THE HOUR WE HAVE
BEEN ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE VACCINES.
VIEWERS ASKED WHETHER THEY
NEED TO QUARANTINE AFTER BEING
EXPOSED ONCE THEY ARE
VACCINATED.
KEEP IN MIND IT TAKES TWO
WEEKS FROM YOUR FINAL VACCINE
DOSE TO BE CONSIDERED FULLY
VACCINATED.
ONCE YOU ARE, THIS IS THE
EXACT WORDING FROM THE CDC.
VACCINATED PEOPLE CAN REFRAIN
FROM QUARANTINE AND TESTING
FOLLOWING A KNOWN EXPOSURE IF
ASYMPTOMATIC.
MEANING YOU DON’T NEED TO BE
TESTED IF YOU DON’T HAVE SIM
TOPS.
NOW, ANOTHER QUESTION THAT HAS
COME UP IS WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU
GET COVID IN BETWEEN YOUR
FIRST AND SECOND SHOT.
CAN YOU STILL GET THE SECOND
SHOT, OR DO YOU HAVE TO START
ALL OVER AGAIN?
THE ANSWER IS THERE IS NO
REASON TO RESTART THE VACCINE
SERIES EVEN IF YOU ARE
INFECTED BETWEEN SHOTS.
AS SOON AS YOU RECOVER AND YOU
ARE OUT OF QUARANTINE GET THE
SECOND SHOT.
SOME ARE WONDERING ABOUT THE
COST OF THE VACCINE AND
SPECIFICALLY WHY THEY ASK FOR
INSURANCE INFORMATION BEFORE
YOUR SHOT.
THE ANSWER IS THERE IS NO
CHARGE TO THE PATIENT FOR THE
VACCINE.
HOWEVER, GROUPS ARE ABLE TO
BILL INSURANCE FOR
ADMINISTERING THE SHOT.
HOWEVER, YOU WILL NOT BE
CHARGED ANYTHING AND THEY
CANNOT CHARGE YOUR CO-PAY.
>> FINAL -- FINALLY, SEVERAL
VIEWERS ASKED IF THEY CAN HUG
THEIR GRANDCHILDREN AFTER
BEING VACCINATED.
MY ANSWER IS, ABSOLUTELY,
YES.
IN THE WORLD OF RISK-BENEFIT
DECISIONS, THE RISK IS MINIMUM
WITH SIGNIFICANT UPSIDE,
ESPECIALLY IF YOUR GRANDCHILDREN ARE ALSO
GRANDCHILDREN ARE ALSO
VACCINATED.
>> IT IS THE HUGS THAT PEOPLE
HAVE MISSED OVER THE LAST
YEAR.
>> COMING UP, WE WILL MEET THE
VACCINE HUNTER WHO IS HELPING
PEOPLE GET THEIR SHOT.
>> I GOT MY VACCINATION
BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I DON’T
UNDERSTAND THE SCIENCE, I
BELIEVE IN IT.
>> RECENTLY ME AND MY
17-YEAR-OLD SON GOT OUR FIRST
VACCINE AT THE FORD FIELD.
AN ICONIC PLACE TO GET IT
DONE.
WE ARE BOTH TYPE 1, HIGH RISK,
TYPE 1 DIABETICS AND NEED TO
GET IT DONE.
>> WE POSTPONED OUR WEDDING
ONCE BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.
TO HAVE THIS BIG CELEBRATION
WITH OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WE
NEEDED TO GET VACCINATED AND
NEEDED TO MAKE SURE OUR LOVED
ONES WERE GETTING VACCINATED
TOO.
NOT JUST TO PROTECT OURSELVES,
BUT TO MAKE SURE WE COULD PROTECT THE PEOPLE WE LOVE.