Biden Covid Adviser: You Might Not Have Grandpa and Grandma Next Year for Christmas If We Don’t Prevent the Transmission

RUHLE As we said ░░░░░░░░ are on the Biden ░░░░░░░░ team What are you ░░░░░░░░ concerned about in terms ░░░░░░░░ taking over this effort ░░░░░░░░ it s already under ░░░░░░░░ Osterholm Well I can ░░░░░░░░ speak for the Biden ░░░░░░░░ team I m just ░░░░░░░░ member of an advisory ░░░░░░░░ but I do know ░░░░░░░░ the transition team has ░░░░░░░░ expertise to actually understand ░░░░░░░░ is currently available through ░░░░░░░░ current administration s efforts ░░░░░░░░ then what needs to ░░░░░░░░ done after that So ░░░░░░░░ m confident that on ░░░░░░░░ 20th the new administration ░░░░░░░░ hit the ground running ░░░░░░░░ this vaccine issue in ░░░░░░░░ to the number of ░░░░░░░░ available how it s ░░░░░░░░ manufactured how it s ░░░░░░░░ out to the public ░░░░░░░░ I m confident that ░░░░░░░░ will be an effectively ░░░░░░░░ program RUHLE When do ░░░░░░░░ think we will start ░░░░░░░░ the trajectory of cases ░░░░░░░░ deaths in this country ░░░░░░░░ impacted by the number ░░░░░░░░ people who are getting ░░░░░░░░ Because right now people ░░░░░░░░ sick and dying Osterholm ░░░░░░░░ you know I will ░░░░░░░░ so far as to ░░░░░░░░ why do we have ░░░░░░░░ wait until the vaccines ░░░░░░░░ here You know right ░░░░░░░░ we re heading into ░░░░░░░░ holiday season I worry ░░░░░░░░ much about the transmission ░░░░░░░░ ll see there just ░░░░░░░░ we re coming off ░░░░░░░░ Thanksgiving season and we ░░░░░░░░ an incredible number of ░░░░░░░░ coming out of those ░░░░░░░░ that took place in ░░░░░░░░ s homes So my ░░░░░░░░ message right now is ░░░░░░░░ understand if you have ░░░░░░░░ situation in your home ░░░░░░░░ you have outside members ░░░░░░░░ the family people who ░░░░░░░░ t been bubbled up ░░░░░░░░ quarantined for 10 to ░░░░░░░░ days you know you ░░░░░░░░ not have grandpa and ░░░░░░░░ or mom and dad ░░░░░░░░ again next year for ░░░░░░░░ if we don t ░░░░░░░░ the transmission from those ░░░░░░░░ And so that s ░░░░░░░░ first step The second ░░░░░░░░ as you said what ░░░░░░░░ we do in terms ░░░░░░░░ vaccine itself Remember the ░░░░░░░░ line we re trying ░░░░░░░░ protect right now are ░░░░░░░░ care workers and those ░░░░░░░░ of long term care ░░░░░░░░ We could really have ░░░░░░░░ big impact on the ░░░░░░░░ of deaths quickly if ░░░░░░░░ term care facilities have ░░░░░░░░ wrap it up take ░░░░░░░░ vaccine because that s ░░░░░░░░ a lot of the ░░░░░░░░ have been Also from ░░░░░░░░ care workers standpoint we ░░░░░░░░ provide better care to ░░░░░░░░ patients who have Covid ░░░░░░░░ because health care workers ░░░░░░░░ are able to go ░░░░░░░░ work So I think ░░░░░░░░ s where we re ░░░░░░░░ to really see the ░░░░░░░░ big impact.”