RUSH TRANSCRIPT REISER Joining ░░░░░░░░ now is Dr William ░░░░░░░░ is infectious disease expert ░░░░░░░░ author of a family ░░░░░░░░ to Covid questions and ░░░░░░░░ for parents grandparents and ░░░░░░░░ GIBSON It s a ░░░░░░░░ good book of the ░░░░░░░░ REISER The FDA says ░░░░░░░░ benefits of the Pfizer ░░░░░░░░ outweigh all of the ░░░░░░░░ risk we ve been ░░░░░░░░ about Do you agree ░░░░░░░░ in light of the ░░░░░░░░ K s warning after ░░░░░░░░ of the people who ░░░░░░░░ the vaccines they had ░░░░░░░░ severe allergies and they ░░░░░░░░ adverse reactions HASELTINE Well ░░░░░░░░ certainly agree I listened ░░░░░░░░ the deliberations of the ░░░░░░░░ that was advising the ░░░░░░░░ and it s clear ░░░░░░░░ the panel believed that ░░░░░░░░ of the seriousness of ░░░░░░░░ threat as you know ░░░░░░░░ 000 people a day ░░░░░░░░ are dying of this ░░░░░░░░ and there s no ░░░░░░░░ real remedy that it ░░░░░░░░ worth taking a risk ░░░░░░░░ know that there s ░░░░░░░░ risk because this hasn ░░░░░░░░ been fully vetted That ░░░░░░░░ why it s an ░░░░░░░░ use authorization The FDA ░░░░░░░░ also taken under and ░░░░░░░░ the company that they ░░░░░░░░ do very tight surveillance ░░░░░░░░ any possible adverse effect ░░░░░░░░ occurs during the vaccination ░░░░░░░░ There will be some ░░░░░░░░ as to who should ░░░░░░░░ get the vaccine and ░░░░░░░░ should but those details ░░░░░░░░ yet to come GIBSON ░░░░░░░░ so we have those ░░░░░░░░ care workers and nursing ░░░░░░░░ residents that are at ░░░░░░░░ front of the line ░░░░░░░░ the first Coronavirus shots ░░░░░░░░ million Americans in all ░░░░░░░░ there When do you ░░░░░░░░ the average American making ░░░░░░░░ to the front of ░░░░░░░░ line for a vaccine ░░░░░░░░ would that signal a ░░░░░░░░ to normal HASELTINE It ░░░░░░░░ going to be some ░░░░░░░░ probably late spring early ░░░░░░░░ before most people have ░░░░░░░░ to the vaccine That ░░░░░░░░ return the country to ░░░░░░░░ like near normal but ░░░░░░░░ have to remember that ░░░░░░░░ infection is rampant all ░░░░░░░░ the world and that ░░░░░░░░ have to be prepared ░░░░░░░░ new infections coming in ░░░░░░░░ we hope that this ░░░░░░░░ lasts long enough There ░░░░░░░░ some questions that still ░░░░░░░░ outstanding Amongst those is ░░░░░░░░ long the vaccine works ░░░░░░░░ does the vaccine prevent ░░░░░░░░ not only disease So ░░░░░░░░ are questions that will ░░░░░░░░ be revealed with time ░░░░░░░░ more and more people ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine REISER Doctor ░░░░░░░░ you know when we ░░░░░░░░ out into the street ░░░░░░░░ talk to people about ░░░░░░░░ comfort level a lot ░░░░░░░░ people say I still ░░░░░░░░ t be first in ░░░░░░░░ to take it But ░░░░░░░░ Fauci told our colleague ░░░░░░░░ Melber he will take ░░░░░░░░ vaccine publicly once it ░░░░░░░░ available to him And ░░░░░░░░ also said that Trump ░░░░░░░░ Biden should too Let ░░░░░░░░ listen first CLIP BEGINS ░░░░░░░░ think it would be ░░░░░░░░ good idea to get ░░░░░░░░ vaccine publicly so that ░░░░░░░░ rest of the country ░░░░░░░░ is you know wedded ░░░░░░░░ way or the other ░░░░░░░░ a particular person will ░░░░░░░░ if that person gets ░░░░░░░░ vaccine then I ll ░░░░░░░░ it too So I ░░░░░░░░ not going to give ░░░░░░░░ a date but I ░░░░░░░░ sure that they re ░░░░░░░░ getting it publicly CLIP ░░░░░░░░ REISER You know doctor ░░░░░░░░ want to ask if ░░░░░░░░ think this will help ░░░░░░░░ people s anxiety but ░░░░░░░░ as kendis pointed out ░░░░░░░░ the beginning of the ░░░░░░░░ we ve been talking ░░░░░░░░ you for months about ░░░░░░░░ pandemic This is big ░░░░░░░░ today the day after ░░░░░░░░ vaccine gets FDA approval ░░░░░░░░ to us about also ░░░░░░░░ thoughts of hope right ░░░░░░░░ HASELTINE Well this is ░░░░░░░░ great day for humanity ░░░░░░░░ s not just for ░░░░░░░░ United States This vaccine ░░░░░░░░ developed in collaboration with ░░░░░░░░ German company We are ░░░░░░░░ sixth country to approve ░░░░░░░░ vaccine There are other ░░░░░░░░ that have been right ░░░░░░░░ track developing vaccines along ░░░░░░░░ us and they re ░░░░░░░░ for use in other ░░░░░░░░ as well developed by ░░░░░░░░ manufacturers But it s ░░░░░░░░ great day for humanity ░░░░░░░░ there is finally hope ░░░░░░░░ the end of a ░░░░░░░░ very difficult time We ░░░░░░░░ not out of the ░░░░░░░░ yet as all of ░░░░░░░░ know It s going ░░░░░░░░ take a long time ░░░░░░░░ five six months before ░░░░░░░░ full effects of the ░░░░░░░░ take place And in ░░░░░░░░ meantime we re going ░░░░░░░░ see a lot of ░░░░░░░░ fall ill and unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ people die And the ░░░░░░░░ thing we can do ░░░░░░░░ to follow the public ░░░░░░░░ guidance that we ve ░░░░░░░░ given wear masks social ░░░░░░░░ don t travel stay ░░░░░░░░ safe as you possibly ░░░░░░░░ So we re in ░░░░░░░░ some trouble but at ░░░░░░░░ it looks like there ░░░░░░░░ hope not only for ░░░░░░░░ United States but people ░░░░░░░░ the world GIBSON Doctor ░░░░░░░░ do want to follow ░░░░░░░░ on exactly what you ░░░░░░░░ saying there You were ░░░░░░░░ five to six months ░░░░░░░░ we re out of ░░░░░░░░ woods but the next ░░░░░░░░ months will be really ░░░░░░░░ rough In fact the ░░░░░░░░ C is warning that ░░░░░░░░ could see more deaths ░░░░░░░░ day than 9 11 ░░░░░░░░ as many as 90 ░░░░░░░░ Why is the United ░░░░░░░░ leading the world in ░░░░░░░░ and deaths HASELTINE Well ░░░░░░░░ s a deep and ░░░░░░░░ question It has to ░░░░░░░░ with leadership of the ░░░░░░░░ It has to do ░░░░░░░░ the way we govern ░░░░░░░░ public health system And ░░░░░░░░ has to do with ░░░░░░░░ preferences As we all ░░░░░░░░ we re a nation ░░░░░░░░ values individual freedoms and ░░░░░░░░ rights And in all ░░░░░░░░ there s a balance ░░░░░░░░ the individual s right ░░░░░░░░ do what they want ░░░░░░░░ the possibility that they ░░░░░░░░ harm themselves or in ░░░░░░░░ harm others That s ░░░░░░░░ we have laws against ░░░░░░░░ driving That s why ░░░░░░░░ have many laws that ░░░░░░░░ people from other people ░░░░░░░░ bad behavior And our ░░░░░░░░ is different from other ░░░░░░░░ Our leadership has been ░░░░░░░░ poor I have to ░░░░░░░░ over the last year ░░░░░░░░ governance devolves much responsibility ░░░░░░░░ the states and even ░░░░░░░░ jurisdictions so things may ░░░░░░░░ from town to town ░░░░░░░░ ve seen that with ░░░░░░░░ testing And I m ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ some of that confusion ░░░░░░░░ the vaccines It may ░░░░░░░░ what you do in ░░░░░░░░ town who gets the ░░░░░░░░ is different from what ░░░░░░░░ in another town and ░░░░░░░░ s going to lead ░░░░░░░░ some confusion and unhappiness ░░░░░░░░ other thing that people ░░░░░░░░ going to be worried ░░░░░░░░ is that there s ░░░░░░░░ very limited supply at ░░░░░░░░ at the beginning so ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ seeing who s in ░░░░░░░░ for those people and ░░░░░░░░ s many people who ░░░░░░░░ want this vaccine and ░░░░░░░░ it now REISER Doctor ░░░░░░░░ have one more quick ░░░░░░░░ before we let you ░░░░░░░░ You mentioned poor leadership ░░░░░░░░ now we have a ░░░░░░░░ It s going to ░░░░░░░░ distributed People could be ░░░░░░░░ shots in the arm ░░░░░░░░ the next couple of ░░░░░░░░ Should more be done ░░░░░░░░ now by the administration ░░░░░░░░ terms of a public ░░░░░░░░ campaign to assure people ░░░░░░░░ it s safe HASELTINE ░░░░░░░░ You know people follow ░░░░░░░░ That s what we ░░░░░░░░ learned in this pandemic ░░░░░░░░ is really important And ░░░░░░░░ s important for our ░░░░░░░░ leaders to demonstrate through ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine when their ░░░░░░░░ comes and through giving ░░░░░░░░ assurances that this is ░░░░░░░░ that they should do ░░░░░░░░ is a problem for ░░░░░░░░ entire country because if ░░░░░░░░ person in America has ░░░░░░░░ infection we all might ░░░░░░░░ it GIBSON All right ░░░░░░░░ William Haseltine thank you ░░░░░░░░ much.”