Valerie Jarrett: ‘I’m All for Mandating’ Vaccines

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MITCHELL Joining ░░░░░░░░ now Valerie Jaret former ░░░░░░░░ adviser to President Obama ░░░░░░░░ a chair of civic ░░░░░░░░ boosting vaccinations in communities ░░░░░░░░ color and author of ░░░░░░░░ my voice When the ░░░░░░░░ crumbles You know that ░░░░░░░░ Biden White House is ░░░░░░░░ a lot of pressure ░░░░░░░░ to do more to ░░░░░░░░ the spread of the ░░░░░░░░ variant They did so ░░░░░░░░ in rolling out the ░░░░░░░░ but now they re ░░░░░░░░ a wall in terms ░░░░░░░░ persuasion What do you ░░░░░░░░ in term was mandates ░░░░░░░░ Well look first of ░░░░░░░░ we are trying to ░░░░░░░░ with the Biden administration ░░░░░░░░ reach those hard to ░░░░░░░░ people and introduce them ░░░░░░░░ influencers and it doesn ░░░░░░░░ necessarily have to be ░░░░░░░░ elected official It could ░░░░░░░░ a local pastor a ░░░░░░░░ club leader a coach ░░░░░░░░ can best influence certain ░░░░░░░░ members can encourage people ░░░░░░░░ take the vaccine I ░░░░░░░░ all for mandating it ░░░░░░░░ think what we can ░░░░░░░░ is say look if ░░░░░░░░ want them to make ░░░░░░░░ own decision fine but ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ you come to sporting ░░░░░░░░ or schools and universities ░░░░░░░░ requiring vaccines for students ░░░░░░░░ come back on campus ░░░░░░░░ are balancing our rights ░░░░░░░░ freedom with public health ░░░░░░░░ we do in so ░░░░░░░░ other contexts So I ░░░░░░░░ all for reaching as ░░░░░░░░ people as we can ░░░░░░░░ have heard so many ░░░░░░░░ Andrea of people who ░░░░░░░░ sick in the hospital ░░░░░░░░ saying oh my I ░░░░░░░░ I had taken the ░░░░░░░░ I had no idea ░░░░░░░░ could be this bad ░░░░░░░░ how many of those ░░░░░░░░ do we have to ░░░░░░░░ before we all get ░░░░░░░░ there and get the ░░░░░░░░ and it s available ░░░░░░░░ Get the vaccine If ░░░░░░░░ don t know where ░░░░░░░░ go go on save ░░░░░░░░ ask we ll take ░░░░░░░░ to a location near ░░░░░░░░ MITCHELL Valerie what about ░░░░░░░░ it for healthcare workers ░░░░░░░░ York City has done ░░░░░░░░ JARRETT Absolutely MITCHELL It ░░░░░░░░ more than 2 000 ░░░░░░░░ or employees for that ░░░░░░░░ JARRETT I am all ░░░░░░░░ mandates particularly for people ░░░░░░░░ are interfacing with the ░░░░░░░░ The only way that ░░░░░░░░ can contain this vaccine ░░░░░░░░ disease we know is ░░░░░░░░ vaccinations And so for ░░░░░░░░ health workers of course ░░░░░░░░ should be vaccinated For ░░░░░░░░ who working in our ░░░░░░░░ of course they should ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated So I take ░░░░░░░░ pretty hard line in ░░░░░░░░ of the mandates but ░░░░░░░░ also think we have ░░░░░░░░ responsibility to go forward ░░░░░░░░ an education campaign so ░░░░░░░░ can understand what the ░░░░░░░░ dictates There are so ░░░░░░░░ false stories going around ░░░░░░░░ we have to debunk ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ we re saying if ░░░░░░░░ want to be a ░░░░░░░░ of this society our ░░░░░░░░ is to keep it ░░░░░░░░ healthy as possible Take ░░░░░░░░ vaccine MITCHELL What do ░░░░░░░░ think about what the ░░░░░░░░ is doing JARRETT I ░░░░░░░░ all for it I ░░░░░░░░ with the doctor mandate ░░░░░░░░ but short of that ░░░░░░░░ have to create both ░░░░░░░░ and sticks and if ░░░░░░░░ want to participate in ░░░░░░░░ sport and be around ░░░░░░░░ another and take the ░░░░░░░░ of communicating thins to ░░░░░░░░ another there have to ░░░░░░░░ consequences of that and ░░░░░░░░ look we are a ░░░░░░░░ and a half into ░░░░░░░░ pandemic We know basic ░░░░░░░░ now We know what ░░░░░░░░ science dictates and we ░░░░░░░░ that with the delta ░░░░░░░░ it is much easier ░░░░░░░░ contract the disease and ░░░░░░░░ see people who have ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated who are not ░░░░░░░░ the disease and so ░░░░░░░░ I think it is ░░░░░░░░ time for us to ░░░░░░░░ firm measures and try ░░░░░░░░ get as many people ░░░░░░░░ as possible and where ░░░░░░░░ there should be a ░░░░░░░░ MITCHELL And specifically besides ░░░░░░░░ influencers what more can ░░░░░░░░ group do JARRETT Yeah ░░░░░░░░ we re a grassroots ░░░░░░░░ and we work with ░░░░░░░░ all across the country ░░░░░░░░ to knocking on doors ░░░░░░░░ it s an all ░░░░░░░░ on deck and we ░░░░░░░░ closely with the Biden ░░░░░░░░ and the civic nation ░░░░░░░░ has been done on ░░░░░░░░ for years whether it ░░░░░░░░ the united state of ░░░░░░░░ and college campuses Recently ░░░░░░░░ brought Michelle Obama s ░░░░░░░░ when we all voted ░░░░░░░░ encouraged people to vote ░░░░░░░░ we have a track ░░░░░░░░ of getting messages out ░░░░░░░░ using those people who ░░░░░░░░ influential on the ground ░░░░░░░░ it is a retail ░░░░░░░░ as well as coming ░░░░░░░░ shows like yours to ░░░░░░░░ the message out So ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ any stone unturned because ░░░░░░░░ is so serious and ░░░░░░░░ everyone who doesn t ░░░░░░░░ an illness where your ░░░░░░░░ is saying to you ░░░░░░░░ can t do this ░░░░░░░░ be vaccinated.”