>>> WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
DOESN’T THIS FEEL GOOD?
LOOK AT US.
WE’RE OUTSIDE.
WE’RE ON THE PLAZA.
FIRST TIME IN A LOCKNG, LONG TIM
THE VACCINE ROLLOUT IS IN FULL
FORCE.
170 MILLION DOSES GIVEN HERE IN
THE U.S. SO FAR.
WE’RE ABOUT TO ADD ONE, TWO,
THREE, FOUR, FIVE MORE PEOPLE TO
THE COUNT RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE SAVANNAH.
WE HAVE CRAIG.
WE HAVE SHEINELLE.
WE HAVE DYLAN.
WE HAVE JENNA.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
THEY’RE ALL ELIGIBLE HERE IN NEW
YORK STATE, WHERE ANYONE OVER
THE AGE OF 16 NOW QUALIFIES.
YOU COULD REMEMBER, I GOT MY
FIRST DOSE LIVE ON THE SHOW BACK
IN JANUARY.
MY SECOND SHOT A FEW YEARS
LATER.
>> FEW WEEKS.
>> WEEKS.
SLOW, VERY SLOW.
NO, HODA RECEIVED HER FIRST
DOSE, AS WELL.
MY BUDDY CARSON, ALSO.
>> WENT TO WALGREENS.
GREAT PLACE TO GET IT, TOO.
WORKING WITH THE NEW YORK CITY
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WE’RE
HOPING THAT THIS IS GOING TO
RAISE AWARENESS AND ADDRESS THE
HESITANCY SOME COULD BE FEELING.
WE’VE GOT PHARMACISTS FROM
WALGREENS HERE.
BY THE WAY, THAT’S WHERE I GOT
MINE.
THEY’RE HERE TO ADMINISTER THE
VACCINES.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED, WELCOME
IN DR. DAVE, NEW YORK CITY’S
HEALTH COMMISSIONER.
I THINK WE’RE 6 FEET APART.
AM I OKAY TO TAKE THIS OFF?
>> YOU ARE.
>> OKAY.
SO HE WANTED TO HELP RAISE
AWARENESS BECAUSE THERE IS
VACCINE HESITANCY OUTSIDE.
EVERY TIME SOMEBODY GETS A
VACCINE, SOMEONE MAY LOOK AND
SAY, OH, WAIT, THEY’RE GETTING
IT.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO GET THE
WORD OUT?
>> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR HAVING ME ON THIS VERY
EXCITING DAY.
YOU’RE RIGHT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO
GET THE WORD OUT.
>> YEAH.
>> I THINK ABOUT THIS THE SAME
WAY THAT I THINK ABOUT TALKING
TO MY PATIENTS.
WE HAVE TO START BY LISTENING.
>> YEAH.
>> UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE’S
QUESTIONS, ANSWERING THEM, BUT
THEN WE HAVE TO DO WHAT I THINK
OF AS HELPING THEM FIND THEIR
WHY.
NOT JUST PROTECTING THEMSELVES,
PROTECTING A LOVED ONE, BUT
TURNING THE CORNER ON THIS
DEVASTATING PANDEMIC.
>> THERE IS SOME HESITANCY OUT
THERE.
THOSE ARE SMART WORDS TO FIGURE
OUT, WHY YOU’D WANT TO GET IT.
I THINK SOME PEOPLE MIGHT BE
HESITANT BECAUSE THEY THINK,
OUCH, IT IS GOING TO HURT.
THIS IS A TWO-DOSE PROCESS.
WHEN YOU GET THE FIRST DOSE,
WHAT WOULD SHOULD YOU EXPECT?
>> FOR MOST OF THE VACCINES, IT
IS A TWO-DOSE PROCESS.
WE DO KNOW THAT THE VACCINES DO
HAVE SOME SIDE EFFECTS.
THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WILL FEEL
SOME PAIN AT THE SITE WHERE THEY
GET THE INJECTION.
THEY MIGHT GET A HEADACHE, SOME
BODYACHES, SOME FEVER.
GENERALLY, THIS HAPPENS 12 TO 24
HOURS AFTER THE FIRST DOSE.
THEN THOSE SYMPTOMS RESOLVE IN
TWO OR THREE DAYS.
>> DOES THE SAME HAPPEN WHEN YOU
GET THE SECOND DOSE?
>> YES.
THE SAME USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER
YOU GET THE SECOND DOSE.
IN FACT, THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE
OFTEN WORSE AFTER THE SECOND
DOSE.
THAT’S IMPORTANT.
>> WHAT’S FUNNY, SOME PEOPLE
DON’T HAVE SIDE EFFECTS.
AL DIDN’T HAVE ANY SIDE EFFECTS
AT ALL FROM YOURS, RIGHT?
>> NOT EVEN THE ARM SORENESS.
I’VE ALSO HEARD ANECDOTALLY THAT
WOMEN MAY SUFFER FROM THE SIDE
EFFECTS A LITTLE MORE THAN MEN.
HAVE YOU SEEN ANYTHING ABOUT
THAT, DOCTOR?
>> EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT.
EVERYONE WILL EXPERIENCE THE
SHOT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.
IF YOU ARE HAVING SIDE EFFECTS,
THAT MEANS THAT YOUR IMMUNE
SYSTEM IS REVVING UP.
IT’S DOING WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED
TO DO.
BUT IF, AS IN YOUR CASE, YOU
DON’T HAVE SIDE EFFECTS, YOU
SHOULDN’T WORRY.
YOUR BODY IS STILL DOING WHAT IT
NEEDS TO DO TO BUILD UP
PROTECTION FROM THE VACCINE.
>> I THINK THERE’S AN IMPORTANT
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT
NEEDS TO BE MADE, BECAUSE
THEY’RE ABOUT TO OPEN THIS UP TO
16 AND OLDER.
I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF
OLDER PEOPLE WHO ARE EITHER
WAITING OR HAVING TROUBLE
GETTING THE VACCINE.
THEY SHOULD STEP IT UP AND GET
IT BEFORE THEY OPEN THE
FLOODGATES TO THE 16 AND OLDER.
WON’T IT BE A TON MORE DIFFICULT
TO GET THE SHOT AT THAT POINT?
>> I’M SO GLAD THAT YOU
MENTIONED IT.
THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT
POINT.
WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR SENIORS AND
OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE MOST AT
RISK AT THE FRONT OF OUR MIND.
NOT JUST THE FRONT OF OUR MIND,
BUT THE FRONT OF THE LINE, AS
WELL.
THEY ARE PRIORITIZED FOR APPOINT
APPOINTMENT
APPOINTMENTS.
FOR EVERYONE OUT THERE, I WANT
TO ENCOURAGE YOU, HELP THE
SENIOR, THE OLDER ADULT IN YOUR
LIFE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT.
THERE ARE APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE
FOR THEM.
>> THERE ARE APPOINTMENTS.
IT IS GOOD TO GET IT NOW.
THESE GUYS ARE ABOUT TO GET
THEIR FIRST.
SAVANNAH IS LOOKING NERVOUS.
I’M NOT SURE.
ARE YOU OKAY?
>> I’M EXCITED.
>> SHE’S EXCITED.
>> I WANT TO GET IT DONE.
I’M READY.
>> EVERYONE WANTS TO GET THIS
DONE.
SO WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING?
DOES THE PRICK ITSELF, AND I
KNOW IT IS NO BIGGIE, WHO CARES,
IT IS A SHOT.
BUT START TAKING OFF YOUR
JACKETS, GUYS.
WHEN I GOT MINE, I HAVE TO TELL
YOU, I DIDN’T EVEN NOTICE.
I WAS LIKE, YOU CAN GO AHEAD
NOW.
SHE’S LIKE, ALL DONE.
ALL DONE.
>> I KNOW SOME PEOPLE ARE AFRAID
OF THE NEEDLE.
IT’S A SHORT NEEDLE.
IT IS NOT THAT PAINFUL.
ONE THING I’LL SAY, THE MOST
COMMON SIDE EFFECT THAT I’VE
SEEN RIGHT AFTER GETTING THE
SHOT, TEARS OF JOY.
>> OH.
>> I BELIEVE THAT.
>> SAVANNAH, HOW DO YOU FEEL?
WE’VE ALL BEEN KIND OF -- IT’S A
YEAR IN THE MAKING.
>> YEAH.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE YOU
WANT TO SEE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE YOU WANT TO HUG.
>> YES.
I FEEL SO GRATEFUL.
MY MOM GOT VACCINATED.
I WAS SO EXCITED FOR THAT, AND I
GOT TO SEE HER FINALLY.
BUT I JUST THINK ABOUT, THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT HAS NOT BEEN DONE
IN ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY, A
VACCINE IN A YEAR.
NOT JUST ONE VACCINE BUT TWO,
THREE, FOUR CANDIDATES.
IT IS AN INCREDIBLE FEAT OF
SCIENCE, AND I JUST LOVE THAT.
WE’RE SO LUCKY TO GET TO BE THE
BENEFICIARIES OF THAT.
I LOVE SPREADING THE WORD.
IT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE.
>> EXACTLY.
ARE YOU ALL READY?
>> YES.
>> IS IT TIME?
LET’S DO A COUNTDOWN, SHALL WE?
>> ARE WE DOING IT ALL AT ONCE?
>> I GUESS SO.
READY?
HERE WE GO.
FIVE -- YOU DON’T HAVE TO --
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
>> WE HAVE TO GET GLOVES ON.
WE HAVE TO GET SWABBED.
THEY NEED THE ALCOHOL SWAB.
>> OKAY, YOU ALL TELL US WHEN
YOU’RE READY, THEN WE’LL COUNT.
>> THAT’S IT.
>> OKAY.
>> TELL US WHEN YOU’RE READY.
>> TIME TO ROLL THE SLEEVE UP
FOR THE GUN SHOW.
>> Y’ALL, YOU READY?
>> YES.
>> TELL US WHEN.
ARE ALL THE DOCTORS READY?
>> HOLD ON.
>> HERE WE GO.
>> SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING.
HOLD ON.
LET’S GET READY.
>> EVERYBODY IS READY?
>> TAKE YOUR TIME.
DON’T LET HODA RUSH YOU.
>> HODA.
HAS TO GET THE COVER OFF THE
NEEDLE.
>> FIVE, FOUR, THREE.
>> MY GOODNESS.
>> TWO, ONE.
>> JAB ’EM.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> IS THAT IT?
>> THAT WAS NOTHING.
>> AM I THE ONLY ONE FEELING
SOMETHING?
>> I DIDN’T FEEL ANYTHING.
>> IT STINGS.
>> SURE YOU GOT IT IN THERE?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
GUYS, LET’S GO AROUND.
WAIT, DOES THAT MEAN THEY’VE
GOTTEN ONE VACCINE, DOES THAT
MEAN THEY ARE KIND OF PROTECTED?
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> NOT YET.
IT TAKES A FEW DAYS FOR THE
IMMUNITY TO BUILD UP.
14 DAYS AFTER THE FIRST SHOT,
YOU DO GET PARTIAL PROTECTION.
>> YEAH.
>> IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO
REALIZE YOU’RE NOT FULLY
PROTECTED UNTIL 14 DAYS AFTER
YOUR LAST DOSE.
>> YEAH.
>> THAT’S WHY IT IS IMPORTANT
FOR US TO CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE
PRECAUTIONS WE’VE ADVISED,
PARTICULARLY WEARING THE MASK
AND KEEPING YOUR DISTANCE.
>> I THINK SAVANNAH HAS A
QUESTION FOR YOU.
>> DOCTOR, THIS IS THE PFIZER
SHOT.
WHEN DO WE GET OUR SECOND SHOT?
>> GREAT QUESTION.
FOR PFIZER, YOU GET THE SECOND
SHOT ABOUT 21 DAYS AFTER THE
FIRST ONE.
WITH MODERNA, THE OTHER VACCINE,
IT IS 28 DAYS.
>> NOW, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT
CAN SLIP.
OH, I DIDN’T DO IT EXACTLY THREE
WEEKS AFTER OR EXACTLY FOUR
WEEKS?
DO YOU HAVE TO STICK TO THAT
SCHEDULE FOR IT TO WORK?
>> WE RECOMMEND AS CLOSE TO 21
DAYS AS POSSIBLE.
IF IT IS A FEW DAYS AFTER,
THAT’S OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> CRAIG, HOW YOU FEELING, HUN?
>> OH, AMAZING.
>> FEELING GOOD?
>> YOU KNOW I’M NOT A MAN OF
GREAT EMOTION.
I HAVE TO BE HONEST, I’M THAT
CLOSE TO CRYING.
>> YOU ARE?
>> TO YOUR POINT, I’M SO
THANKFUL FOR THE SCIENCE AND THE
SCIENTISTS.
I THINK WE SHOULD ALSO REMEMBER
THAT SOME 560,000 PLUS PEOPLE IN
THIS COUNTRY WE LOST OVER THE
LAST YEAR DUE TO THIS DREADFUL
VIRUS.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
THANK YOU FOR THE VACCINE.
>> JENNA, HOW YOU FEELING?
>> HOPEFUL.
>> YOU ARE?
>> HOPEFUL.
I THINK I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO EVERY DAY.
SHE SAYS THAT SHE SEES PEOPLE
CRY OUT OF RELIEF.
I THINK WE ALL FEEL THAT.
JUST SO HOPEFUL.
>> SHEINELLE?
>> I FELT A LITTLE TEARY, TOO.
YESTERDAY, WE PLAYED THOSE HOME
HOMECOMING VIDEOS, WHERE PEOPLE
GO SEE THEIR FAMILIES.
YOU KNOW I TEARED UP.
MY GRANDPARENTS IN THEIR 90s IN
KANSAS.
I LITERALLY GOT A LITTLE TEARY.
I’M COMING HOME, GRANDMA AND
GRANDPA!
I’M COMING.
>> WE’RE ALL CRYING.
>> DYLAN, HOW DO YOU FEEL?
>> AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO THOUGHT
IT STUNG GOING IN?
OKAY, I STILL FEEL IT.
>> OH, YOU DO?
>> NOTHING AGAINST YOU.
I JUST FELT IT GOING IN MY ARM.
>> OKAY.
>> I’M SPEAKING FOR THE PEOPLE
WHO -- I DON’T LIKE SHOTS.
>> YEAH.
>> I’M VERY THANKFUL.
VERY, VERY THANKFUL.
>> DOCTOR, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
>> THANK YOU TO WALGREENS.
>> DOCTOR, YOU’LL BE BACK IN THE
THIRD HOUR TO ANSWER MORE
QUESTIONS.
ANOTHER THANK YOU TO THE
WALGREENS PHARMACY.
>> THANK YOU, GUYS.
>> OF COURSE, WE WANT TO HELP
YOU GET READY FOR YOUR
APPOINTMENT.
IT IS SO EASY THE DOTO -- TO DO.