Fox News: More than 1 Million Americans Have Received Covid Vaccine

LEVENTHAL A milestone reached ░░░░░░░░ the fight against Covid ░░░░░░░░ more than a million ░░░░░░░░ receiving the vaccine in ░░░░░░░░ ten days The government ░░░░░░░░ to vaccinate 20 million ░░░░░░░░ by the end of ░░░░░░░░ year Dr Qanta Ahmed ░░░░░░░░ a pulmonologist at NYU ░░░░░░░░ She is among the ░░░░░░░░ health care workers who ░░░░░░░░ the shot and she ░░░░░░░░ me now Dr Ahmed ░░░░░░░░ us about the vaccination ░░░░░░░░ did it go Any ░░░░░░░░ effects AHMED Rick it ░░░░░░░░ absolutely painless The nurse ░░░░░░░░ gave me the injection ░░░░░░░░ actually come out of ░░░░░░░░ after 51 years of ░░░░░░░░ at our hospital to ░░░░░░░░ man the vaccination center ░░░░░░░░ the only after effects ░░░░░░░░ really have is euphoria ░░░░░░░░ m absolutely thrilled And ░░░░░░░░ fact while I was ░░░░░░░░ to go on air ░░░░░░░░ you I ve already ░░░░░░░░ invited to take my ░░░░░░░░ dose which can happen ░░░░░░░░ 17 days from now ░░░░░░░░ it s a seamless ░░░░░░░░ Seamless LEVENTHAL And it ░░░░░░░░ like you re encouraging ░░░░░░░░ to do the same ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely essential If we ░░░░░░░░ going to have any ░░░░░░░░ of restoring our lives ░░░░░░░░ full travel gathering returning ░░░░░░░░ offices rebuilding the economy ░░░░░░░░ is the answer We ░░░░░░░░ a massive task We ░░░░░░░░ to at the moment ░░░░░░░░ re in the very ░░░░░░░░ phase we need to ░░░░░░░░ every health care worker ░░░░░░░░ America I m part ░░░░░░░░ a very influential and ░░░░░░░░ successful and established health ░░░░░░░░ system NYU Langone We ░░░░░░░░ almost 50 000 employees ░░░░░░░░ re well underway to ░░░░░░░░ everybody vaccinated within the ░░░░░░░░ month But we also ░░░░░░░░ to vaccinate doctors that ░░░░░░░░ independent that are not ░░░░░░░░ of academic centers that ░░░░░░░░ working alone surgeons dentists ░░░░░░░░ being completely overlooked All ░░░░░░░░ them have to be ░░░░░░░░ Now In New York ░░░░░░░░ we ve already vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ 000 people as of ░░░░░░░░ 22 000 in nursing ░░░░░░░░ We have a prevalence ░░░░░░░░ of about 5 percent ░░░░░░░░ I would appeal to ░░░░░░░░ Cuomo while he s ░░░░░░░░ his Christmas Eve please ░░░░░░░░ More than half of ░░░░░░░░ doctors are independent practitioners ░░░░░░░░ part of big hospitals ░░░░░░░░ the big health care ░░░░░░░░ are not authorized by ░░░░░░░░ York state to vaccinate ░░░░░░░░ else in the health ░░░░░░░░ field apart from their ░░░░░░░░ employees We got to ░░░░░░░░ that right away LEVENTHAL ░░░░░░░░ is a fascinating wrinkle ░░░░░░░░ Doctor that independent health ░░░░░░░░ workers that includes doctors ░░░░░░░░ dentists and pediatricians the ░░░░░░░░ ones are not getting ░░░░░░░░ in New York state ░░░░░░░░ they re on the ░░░░░░░░ lines They need it ░░░░░░░░ as badly as you ░░░░░░░░ the other doctors and ░░░░░░░░ do AHMED Right And ░░░░░░░░ ve written to me ░░░░░░░░ we ve been talking ░░░░░░░░ this on air Ophthalmologists ░░░░░░░░ they re extremely close ░░░░░░░░ the patients The Department ░░░░░░░░ Health in New York ░░░░░░░░ has encouraged Americans to ░░░░░░░░ their children and themselves ░░░░░░░░ be quickly swabbed and ░░░░░░░░ while these doctors are ░░░░░░░░ We ve done a ░░░░░░░░ job in New York ░░░░░░░░ Remember we were the ░░░░░░░░ of the epicenter Long ░░░░░░░░ was absolutely ablaze with ░░░░░░░░ pandemic We ve had ░░░░░░░░ 000 deaths in New ░░░░░░░░ state That s more ░░░░░░░░ 10 percent in the ░░░░░░░░ United States We ve ░░░░░░░░ suffered here and we ░░░░░░░░ going to succeed with ░░░░░░░░ vaccine roll out But ░░░░░░░░ want to lend a ░░░░░░░░ and I m sure ░░░░░░░░ my leaders at my ░░░░░░░░ would like to do ░░░░░░░░ too that we not ░░░░░░░░ about people in private ░░░░░░░░ that look after so ░░░░░░░░ Americans They must be ░░░░░░░░ immediately And the Governor ░░░░░░░░ a vaccine equity task ░░░░░░░░ to set up to ░░░░░░░░ at this get the ░░░░░░░░ done Don t forget ░░░░░░░░ independent colleagues who look ░░░░░░░░ my patients too LEVENTHAL ░░░░░░░░ right Doctor we re ░░░░░░░░ to have to leave ░░░░░░░░ there But we appreciate ░░░░░░░░ insight and we re ░░░░░░░░ the vaccination process went ░░░░░░░░ for you Thank you ░░░░░░░░ and Merry Christmas AHMED ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ Merry Christmas LEVENTHAL Thank ░░░░░░░░