Dr. Hotez: 500,000 Americans May Die a Week By February from Covid

RUHLE Joining us to ░░░░░░░░ that Dr Peter Hotez ░░░░░░░░ s the co director ░░░░░░░░ the Center for Vaccine ░░░░░░░░ at Texas Children s ░░░░░░░░ Doctor thank you so ░░░░░░░░ for joining us The ░░░░░░░░ is so important but ░░░░░░░░ is still a ways ░░░░░░░░ for the majority of ░░░░░░░░ public Are we putting ░░░░░░░░ much attention on the ░░░░░░░░ and not what we ░░░░░░░░ be doing right now ░░░░░░░░ this virus rages on ░░░░░░░░ First of all Stephanie ░░░░░░░░ back It s great ░░░░░░░░ see you Look I ░░░░░░░░ it s important to ░░░░░░░░ that vaccine out there ░░░░░░░░ make people understand that ░░░░░░░░ are not going to ░░░░░░░░ to practice aggressive social ░░░░░░░░ in perpetuity This is ░░░░░░░░ limited because vaccines are ░░░░░░░░ the other side And ░░░░░░░░ problem is people are ░░░░░░░░ incredibly reckless still that ░░░░░░░░ still think that it ░░░░░░░░ a hoax or that ░░░░░░░░ deaths from Covid 19 ░░░░░░░░ due to other causes ░░░░░░░░ we have to send ░░░░░░░░ clear message to the ░░░░░░░░ people look don t ░░░░░░░░ your life over the ░░░░░░░░ few weeks I mean ░░░░░░░░ numbers are just horrible ░░░░░░░░ re looking at potentially ░░░░░░░░ 000 500 000 Americans ░░░░░░░░ will lose their life ░░░░░░░░ week or so after ░░░░░░░░ inauguration when all we ░░░░░░░░ to do is get ░░░░░░░░ to the other side ░░░░░░░░ them vaccinated and they ░░░░░░░░ live a normal lifespan ░░░░░░░░ that s been a ░░░░░░░░ tough message especially in ░░░░░░░░ middle part of the ░░░░░░░░ A lot of the ░░░░░░░░ states especially that still ░░░░░░░░ this is not real.”