IT
IT HAS
IT HAS BEEN A LONG SLOG. YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY TODAY
THERE IS A LOT OF HOPE.
STILL, THOUGH, QUESTIONS
SURROUNDING THE VACCINE AND
WHERE WE STAND IN THE PANDEMIC.
AS WE DO EVERY FRIDAY, I WANT
TO BRING +@IN OUR MEDICAL EXPER
DR. WINTER FROM BAYLOR, SCOTT &
WHITE . THANK YOU+@ FOR BEING
WITH US.
WITH US.
WITH US. >> THANK YOU.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
+@ >> YOU, TOO.
I SPENT A FAIR TIME WATCHING THE
PANEL.
PANEL.
PANEL. HOW CONFIDENT SHOULD THE PUBLIC
BE IN THE VACCINE?
>> WELL, MARC, THEY DID 44,000
TRIALS IN THIS VACCINE.
+@
TRIALS IN THIS VACCINE. THAT IS A LOT OF FOLKS.
TH+@EY FOUND VERY MINIMAL SIDE
EFFECTS.
EFFECTS.
EFFECTS. 5% TO 10% OF FOLKS GOT A SORE
ARM.
ARM.
ARM. YOU
ARM. YOU GET THAT FROM A FLU SHOT.
ABOUT 2% ALSO HAD FEVER OR
ACHING FOR A DAY OR TWO, BUT +@
THEN THEY GOT WELL AND THEY ARE
PROTECTED.
PROTECTED. SOME OF THOSE EFFECTS ARE FINE.
THE MAJOR SIDE EFFECTS WE WERE
WORRIED ABOUT WE+@ HAVEN'T SEEN
BUT THEY HAVEN'T TESTED
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. YOUNG K+@IDS, FOLKS WITH HIGHLY
ALLERGIC SYSTEMS, THEY FOUND IN
+@ENGLAND, IF YOU ARE HIGHLY
ALLERGIC, MAYBE STEP BACK,
PREGNANT FOLK, WE +@ARE NOT SUR
ABOUT THEM, BUT THE BULK OF
PEOPLE, YES, IT IS SAFE AND
IMPORTANT FOLKS GET THE
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. +@PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 18,
PREGNANT FOLK, NA+@TIVE
AMERICANS AND THE ALLERGIC
POPULATION, YES, THEY WEREN'T
ABLE TO STUDY AS MUCH.
THIS IS THE SORT OF THING YOU
WIL+@L SEE WITH PRETTY MUCH ANY
+@
+@ VACCINATION, RIGHT?
VACCINATION, RIGHT? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. IF YOU GET A SHOT FROM AN
ANTIGEN, WHICH ASK WHAT A
VACCINE IS, AND YOUR BODY
RECOGNIZE+@S IT, YOUR IMMUNE
SYSTEM IS RECOGNIZING IT AS
SOMETHING FOREIGN.
SOMETHING FOREIGN. THEY ARE ATTACKING IT.
SO, THIS IS A SIGN THE VACCINE
IS ACTUALLY
IS ACTUALLY WORKING, MARC.
WORKING, MARC. >> READ+@ING ABOUT THE RAMP UP
FOR THIS AND HOW AMAZING THE
BREATHTAKING SPEED WAS THEY
WERE ABLE +@TO DEVELOP THE+@
VACCINES, ALSO TO THINK OF THE
DISTRIBUTION PLAN AND
LOGISTICS, YOU HAVE UPS AND
FEDEX WORKING TO GET THIS OUT,
HOSPITALS PREPARING, THIS IS A
MONUMENTA+@L EFFORT.
MONUMENTA+@L EFFORT. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME
THING AT OUR FACILITY.
YOU GET ALL THESE VACCINES,
WHAT DO YOU DO?+@
DO YOU GO SOMEWHERE CENTRAL TO
GET THE VACCINE?
+@
GET THE VACCINE? WE ARE NOT GOING TO DISTRIBUTE
TO ALL THE CLINICS RIGHT NOW.
THEY WILL EVENTUALLY GET IT,
BUT FROM THE START WE WANT TO
CENTRALIZE SO WE CAN GET THIS
DISTRIBUTED QUICKLY.
DISTRIBUTED QUICKLY. IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK BUT WE
ARE READY LIKE THE OTHER
SYSTEMS IN THE AREA ARE VERY
READY.
READY.
READY. >>
READY. >> WE HAVE RUN A NUMBER OF
+@ POLLS ON WFAA WITH FOLK, HOW
COMFORTABLE THEY ARE WITH THE
VACCINE, IF THEY WOULD TAKE IT
OR NOT. +@
BUT HOW MUCH ARE YOU WORRIED
+@THAT NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE WILL G
+@THAT NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE WILL G@ US VACCINED TO GET US TO THE
HERD IMMUNITY THAT UP
DEEMOLOGISTS ARE TALKING ABOUT?
>> I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT
THAT.
WE
WE HAVE
WE HAVE GET PAST THE CONSPIRACY THEORIES.
THEORIES.
THEORIES. IF YOU GO THE VACCINE WAY, IT
IS A LOT SAFER.
SOME FOLKS AREN'T DOING WELL
WHEN THEY GET THE VIRUS
THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT FRONTLINE
WORKERS.
WORKERS.
WORKERS. THEY WILL BE THE FIRST TO GET
THE VACCINE IN THE STATE OF
TEX+@AS AND COUNTRY. +@
IT HAS+@ BEEN A LONG SLOG FOR
THEM OVER THE NEXT NINE MONTHS
OR SO.
OR SO.
OR SO. HOW CONFID+@ENT SHOULD THEY+@ B
THAT ONCE WE GET THIS, WE MAY
SLOWLY START TO TURN THE TIDE?
>> WE THINK SO.
THAT IS IMPORTANT.
WE ARE TAKING EXTRA STEP, ALSO.
WE ARE STAGGERING OUR CREWS.
IF THERE ARE TENURES IN ONE
UNIT, WE WILL HAVE A COUPLE
COME IN AT A TIME, STRAGGLE
OVER SEVERAL DAYS SO IF THEY
GET THE FATIGUE OR SORE MUSCLES
FOR A DAY OR TWO, THEY WON'T
WIPE OUT THE WHOLE FLOOR OF
NURSES.
NURSES.
NURSES. BUT WE ARE ENCOURAGED +@IF ENOU
FOLKS GET THE VACCINE, WE CAN
GET RID OF THE PANDEMIC.
BUT IF WE DON'T VAC+@CINE A LOT
OF THE PEOPLE.
70% OF THE POPULATION THAT
BUILD UP ANTIBODIES, THIS WILL
GO AROUND FOR SEVERAL YEARS +@