Andy Slavitt on the Covid ‘Delta Variant’: ‘This Is Like Covid on Steroids’

BROWN Former Biden White ░░░░░░░░ senior adviser for Covid ░░░░░░░░ and author of the ░░░░░░░░ Preventable Andy Slavitt joins ░░░░░░░░ now Hi Andy good ░░░░░░░░ see you How concerning ░░░░░░░░ this Delta variant SLAVITT ░░░░░░░░ if you haven t ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated or lived in ░░░░░░░░ community where there s ░░░░░░░░ lot of people that ░░░░░░░░ t been vaccinated this ░░░░░░░░ a more virulent strain ░░░░░░░░ is like Covid on ░░░░░░░░ You can be around ░░░░░░░░ for less time and ░░░░░░░░ get exposed so it ░░░░░░░░ yet another reason why ░░░░░░░░ should if they haven ░░░░░░░░ been vaccinated should think ░░░░░░░░ getting vaccinated If you ░░░░░░░░ been vaccinated you have ░░░░░░░░ little to worry about ░░░░░░░░ But if we don ░░░░░░░░ reach a majority of ░░░░░░░░ being fully vaccinated and ░░░░░░░░ variants continue to spread ░░░░░░░░ mutate what does that ░░░░░░░░ for people like us ░░░░░░░░ are vaccinated SLAVITT It ░░░░░░░░ not a good thing ░░░░░░░░ this virus to continue ░░░░░░░░ spread whether in the ░░░░░░░░ S whether overseas and ░░░░░░░░ do have to vaccinate ░░░░░░░░ globe more quickly So ░░░░░░░░ know the people out ░░░░░░░░ who are thinking do ░░░░░░░░ want to do I ░░░░░░░░ want to get vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ it a low priority ░░░░░░░░ high priority I hope ░░░░░░░░ sends the message if ░░░░░░░░ were living in a ░░░░░░░░ overseas you wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ the opportunity to get ░░░░░░░░ as quickly but here ░░░░░░░░ Biden administration has got ░░░░░░░░ and procured the vaccines ░░░░░░░░ ve put them in ░░░░░░░░ where people can reach ░░░░░░░░ and you know I ░░░░░░░░ encourage people to talk ░░░░░░░░ your physician and have ░░░░░░░░ review with you all ░░░░░░░░ the questions you might ░░░░░░░░ because I think you ░░░░░░░░ make the decision that ░░░░░░░░ makes a lot of ░░░░░░░░ to get vaccinated.”