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>> Host:
>> Host: As PEOPLE CONTINUE GET VACCINATED AND SCHOOLS AND
BUSINESSES OPEN BACK UP, WE
WANT TO CONTINUE THE TREND AND A
POSITIVE DIRECTION.
POSITIVE DIRECTION. HERE IS DR. SARABETH HART
BRIDGE WITH THE LOUISVILLE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Host: HOW ARE THINGS LOOKING
WITH COVID BIT 19 RIGHT NOW.
>> THE KIDS ARE BACK IN SCHOOL
AND NUMBERS ARE LOW AND STABLE.
WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF CASES OF
THE VARIANT VERSION APPEARING
IN THE COMMUNITY. WE CONTINUE
TO BE IN A BIT OF A RACE
AGAINST THIS AND HOPE WE DON'T
SEE ANOTHER WAVE COMING FROM
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I UNDERSTAND A NEW MASS
VACCINATION SITE IS OPENING
SOON, CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT
THAT?
THAT?
THAT? >>
THAT? >> YES, THE UNIVERSITY OF
LOUISVILLE WILL OPEN A MASS
VACCINATION SITE OUTSIDE OF
CARDINAL STADIUM.
CARDINAL STADIUM. THEY WILL BE GIVING LOTS OF
VACCINES THERE AND IT WILL
ACTUALLY BE THE LARGEST SITE IN
THE STATE.
THE STATE. AT THE SAME TIME, WE WILL BE
WINDING DOWN OPERATIONS AND
PIVOTING TO A MOBILE VACCINATION
SO THAT WE CAN REACH MEMBERS OF
THE COMMUNITY THAT HAVE HAD
TROUBLE GETTING ACCESS.
>> Host: IS IT TRUE THAT PEOPLE
16 AND OLDER WILL BE ELIGIBLE?
>> YES, THE PFIZER VACCINE
PRODUCT IS APPROVED FOR FOLKS
16 AND UP. BEGINNING APRIL 12,
EVERYONE 16 AND UP SHOULD BE
ABLE TO REGISTER.
>> Host: THAT IS FANTASTIC AND
As WE SEE CASES DECLINED, HOPE
SURGES THAT THINGS WILL BE
GOING BACK TO NORMAL SOON.
WHAT CAN WE DO TO KEEP ANOTHER
SEARCH FROM HAPPENING?
>> WE HOPE WE CAN SEE NORMALCY
BEFORE TOO LONG AND WE HAVE
SEEN SIGNIFICANT STRIDES, BUT
NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO GIVE UP.
WE HAVE INCREASING MEMBERS OF
OUR COMMUNITY BEING VACCINATED
WITH OVER 30% OF THE JEFFERSON
COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE HAVING
ONE SHOT SO FAR.
THAT IS FAR FROM THE HERD
IMMUNITY THRESHOLD AND UNTIL WE
GET THERE, WE NEED TO WEAR OUR
MASKS AND STAY HOME, IF WE CAN
AND SOCIAL DISTANCING WHEN WE
ARE OUT. WASH YOUR HANDS AND
PARTICIPATE IN CONTACT TRACING
IN QUARANTINE IF YOU HAVE BEEN
EXPOSED AND NOT YET VACCINATED.
>> YOU MENTIONED HERD IMMUNITY.
WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN WITH THAT?
IS IT ALL ABOUT VACCINATIONS?
>> SO, HERD IMMUNITY REFERS TO
VACCINATIONS IN THIS SETTING.
WE DO KNOW THERE ARE FOLKS OUT
THERE THAT HAVE IMMUNITY FROM
THE NATURAL INFECTION BUT THAT
IMMUNITY DOES WAYNE OVER THE
MONTHS AND THE ONES GETTING
COUNTED TOWARDS HERD IMMUNITY
ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE GOTTEN
THERE VACCINATION.
THERE VACCINATION. WE ARE LOOKING FOR ABOUT 70% TO
80% OF THE POPULATION TO GET
VACCINATED TO REACH THAT
THRESHOLD.
THRESHOLD. >> Host: SO IT IS A PROCESS AND
WE HAVE TO HANG IN THERE UNTIL
THAT HAPPENS.
THAT HAPPENS. WHAT YOU SAY TO PEOPLE WHO ARE
NERVOUS ABOUT THE VACCINE OR
THEY WANT TO BE IN THE
PERCENTAGE THAT DOESN'T GET IT?
>> IF EVERYONE MAKES THAT
CHOICE THAT THEY WILL COUNT ON
SOMEONE ELSE TO GET VACCINATED,
THEN NO ONE WILL GET IT AND WE
WILL NEVER REACH THAT THRESHOLD
. FOR THOSE THAT ARE NERVOUS,
THAT IS UNDERSTANDABLE. IT IS A
NEW PRODUCT AND THINGS CHANGE
RAPIDLY.
RAPIDLY.
RAPIDLY. SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SCARED OF
SIDE EFFECTS BUT MOST PEOPLE
TOLERATE THE VACCINE WELL WITH
JUST A LITTLE SORENESS OR
FATIGUE.
FATIGUE.
FATIGUE. MOST DO NOT HAVE ISSUES AND
EVERY SHOT YOU GET SAVES NOT
JUST YOUR OWN LIFE, BUT THE
LIVES OF OTHERS.
IT IS GOOD FOR YOU AND ALSO
GOOD FOR FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS,
FAMILY AND THE WHOLE COMMUNITY
TO HELP GET OUT THERE. IT'S ONE
THING YOU CAN DO TO ACTIVELY
HELP THE REST OF THE AREA.
>> Host: ABSOLUTELY.
I HAVE TALKED TO PEOPLE OF
ULTIPLE
ULTIPLE AGES WHO HAVE BEEN
VACCINATED. I AM SURPRISED THAT PEOPLE HAVE
NOT GOTTEN SICK OR ANYTHING,
OTHER THAN A LITTLE BIT OF
SORENESS IN THEIR ARM. IS THAT
THE STRENGTH OF THE IMMUNE
SYSTEM OR THAT EVERYONE REACTS
DIFFERENTLY?
DIFFERENTLY? >> EVERYONE REACTS DIFFERENTLY.
SOME PEOPLE OF SAID, ARE YOU
SURE IT IS WORKING BECAUSE I
DIDN'T FEEL TERRIBLE AFTERWARD?
EVERYONE REACTS DIFFERENTLY.
THERE IS A BIT OF A DIFFERENT
REACTION IN FOLKS WHO HAVE HAD
COVID VERSUS THOSE WHO HAVE
NOT.
NOT.
NOT. SOME
NOT. SOME PEOPLE MOUNT A STRONGER
RESPONSE TO IT AND THEY DO GET
THAT FATIGUE AND SORENESS, AND
THINGS LIKE THAT. As YOU
MENTIONED, MOST PEOPLE DO WELL
WITH IT.
WITH IT.
WITH IT. >> Host: AND IT IS WORTH THE
RISK JUST TO PROTECT EVERYBODY.
WITH SPRING BREAK AND EASTER
HOLIDAY, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GET TOGETHER
WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND/OR
TRAVEL.
TRAVEL.
TRAVEL. >> YOU SHOULD THINK OF STAYING
HOME BUT IF YOU ARE GOING TO
TRAVEL, TAKE YOUR GATHERING
OUTSIDE SO YOU HAVE MORE
VENTILATION. LIMIT THE SIZE OF
YOUR GATHERING TO A COUPLE OF
HOUSEHOLDS.
HOUSEHOLDS. IF EVERYONE IS VACCINATED, YOU
CAN CONSIDER REMOVING YOUR MASKS
. IF NOT, WHERE YOUR MASK AND
SPREAD OUT IF YOU ARE GOING TO
BE EATING AND NOT WEAR A MASK.
FOR TRAVEL IN PARTICULAR, WE
ASK YOU TO GET TESTED WHEN YOU
RETURN AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE
NOT ACCIDENTALLY CARRYING AN
ASYMPTOMATIC COVID INFECTION
INTO YOUR SCHOOL OR PLACE OF
BUSINESS WHEN YOU GET BACK. YOU
CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO SPREAD
OR CONTRIBUTE TO THAT
ACCIDENTALLY.
ACCIDENTALLY. >> Host: WHERE IS THE BLACK
BEST PLACE TO LEARN ABOUT
EVERYTHING WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT.
>> WE MAINTAIN A REPOSITORY OF
THAT INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE
THAT YOU CAN FIND AT
LOISVILLEKY.GOV.
LOISVILLEKY.GOV. WE HAVE A