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>>> ALL
>>> ALL RIGHT, IN THIS MORNING'S HEALTH CHECK,
DURING FL+@U SEASON SO MANY
BECOME ILL AND NOW IN THE COVID
PANDEMIC IT IS MORE IMPORTANT
THAN EVER,
THAN EVER, REALLY, TO GET THAT FLU SHOT
FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
+@
FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. WE HAVE OUR EXPERTS FROM THE
CDC HERE WITH US.
WE WANT TO START WITH DR.
HARRIS, THE CDC, AMA AND AD
COUNCIL ARE LAUNCHING THIS NEW
CAMPAIGN "NO ONE HAS TIME FOR
FLU," PARTICULARLY REACHING OUT
TO BLACK AND HISPANIC
AUDIENCES.
AUDIENCES. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY?
>> ABS+@OLUTELY.
>> ABS+@OLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
I LOVE THIS CAMPAI+@GN BECAUSE
THERE IS SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY
AROUND.
AROUND.
AROUND. MY PATIE+@NTS AND OTHERS IN THE
COMMUNITY ARE ASKING, DR.
HARRIS,
HARRIS,
HARRIS, WHAT CAN I DO?
I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW WE CAN
ALL GET OUR FLU SHOT.
OCTOBER IS A GREAT TIME TO GET
THE FLU SHOT.
VACCINES ARE THE SAFEST AND
MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO PREVENT
INFECTIONS.
INFECTIONS. WE REALLY,
WE REALLY, CERTAI+@NLY, ARE CONCERNED ABO
THE "TWINDEMIC", THE FLU, AND
COVID-19.
COVID-19.
COVID-19. WE KNOW THAT AFRICAN-AMERICANS
AND THE HATTEN X COMMUNITY HAVE
BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY
BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY EFFECTED BY COVID.
THEY ARE ALS+@O IMPACTED BY THE
FLU.
FLU.
FLU. HISTORY SHOWS THAT MORE
HOSPITALIZATIONS IN THE AFRICAN-
AMERICAN AND LATIN X
COMMUNITIES GET THE FLU, SO
IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO GET
THE FLU VACCINE, ESPECIALLY
THOSE IN +@THE LATIN X AND
HISPANIC COMMUNITIES.
HISPANIC COMMUNITIES. >> WHY ARE THEY NOT GETTING IT
AS OFTEN IN THE FIRST PLACE?
>> WELL, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
REASON, INCLUDING NOT HAVING
HEALTH CARE, NOT HAVING THE
TI+@ME FROM WORK DURING THE DAY
TO GET THE FLU SHOT.
BUT WE ARE EXCITED THAT THE CDC
HAS PURCHASED MILLIONS OF DOSES
OF FLU VACCINE FOR THIS YEAR
THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR
CHILDR+@EN WHO ARE UNINSURED,
WELL AS ADULTS UNIN+@SURED.
WE ARE ALSO WORKING VERY
CLOSELY WITH OUR HEALTH
DEPARTMENT PARTNERS AND LOCAL
PHARMACIES AND OTHER PROVIDERS
SO THAT WE CAN CLOSE THAT GAP
IN ACCESSIBILITY AND
AVAILABILITY OF THE FLU
VACCINES.
VACCINES.
VACCINES. >> DO+@CTOR, I WANT TO ADDRESS
TWO THINGS.
TWO THINGS. ONE, PEOPLE WORRYING ABOUT
GOING OUT TO +@GET A FLU SHOT.
WE EVEN TALKED ABOUT THAT HERE
IN THE TV STUDIO THIS MORNING,
AND TWO, THE EFFICACY OF THIS
SEASON'S FLU SHOT BECAUSE WE
HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE VACCINE
HESITANT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
WHAT DO YOU TELL +@THOSE PEOPLE
>> WELL, THE CDC HAS BEEN
WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH
PROVIDERS AND LOCAL PHARMACIES
AROUND HOW TO INSURE THEIR
ENVIRONMENTS ARE SANITIZED AND
THEY ARE PREPARED FOR THE SAFE
DISTRIBUTION OF
DISTRIBUTION OF VACCINES.
VACCINES.
VACCINES. ALSO, WE KNOW FROM LAST YEAR'S
FLU THAT 39% OF -- 39%
EFFECTIVENESS IN THE FLU
VACCINE THAT PEOPLE RECEIVED,
AND SO THAT IS ALMOST A THIRD
OF PEOPLE WHO WERE
PROTECTED FROM THE FLU AND WHO
WERE NOT SUBJECT TO MORE SEVERE
ILLNESS OR HOSPITALIZATIONS OR
ANY OF THE POSSIBILITIES OF
HAVING THE FLU.
>> CERTAINLY EVEN MORE
IMPORTANT NOWADAYS WITH +@THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THANK YOU, DOCTORS,
FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT TO BE
HERE WITH US THIS MORNING+@.
FOR THOSE +@OF YOU AT HOME, TO
GET MORE I+@NFORMATION OR TO FI
OUT WHERE TO GET A FLU