Franklin Graham Pleads with Fellow Evangelicals to Get Vaccinated on CNN: ‘I Thank God for the Vaccine’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Health officials ░░░░░░░░ now working to overcome ░░░░░░░░ hesitancy among some Americans ░░░░░░░░ white evangelical Christians Joining ░░░░░░░░ the reverend Franklin Graham ░░░░░░░░ you so much for ░░░░░░░░ us Thanks for all ░░░░░░░░ re doing I m ░░░░░░░░ you saw that research ░░░░░░░░ that found that 45 ░░░░░░░░ white evangelical Christians said ░░░░░░░░ definitely or probably will ░░░░░░░░ get vaccinated against Covid ░░░░░░░░ So what s your ░░░░░░░░ to fellow evangelicals who ░░░░░░░░ still hesitant to get ░░░░░░░░ potentially life saving vaccine ░░░░░░░░ of all wolf I ░░░░░░░░ a lot of this ░░░░░░░░ changing these attitudes When ░░░░░░░░ started his ministry he ░░░░░░░░ about preaching and he ░░░░░░░░ his power as the ░░░░░░░░ of god to bring ░░░░░░░░ to people s bodies ░░░░░░░░ didn t do it ░░░░░░░░ they d have a ░░░░░░░░ life He did it ░░░░░░░░ they d put their ░░░░░░░░ and trust in him ░░░░░░░░ the son of god ░░░░░░░░ think it s important ░░░░░░░░ we model our ministry ░░░░░░░░ that of Jesus Christ ░░░░░░░░ can do that through ░░░░░░░░ medicine My grandfather was ░░░░░░░░ surgeon to China He ░░░░░░░░ there in 1916 and ░░░░░░░░ modern medicine at that ░░░░░░░░ to China and used ░░░░░░░░ skills as a surgeon ░░░░░░░░ save lives and he ░░░░░░░░ it in Jesus s ░░░░░░░░ 40 of the United ░░░░░░░░ marine Corps is not ░░░░░░░░ to get vaccinated In ░░░░░░░░ 50 of doctors and ░░░░░░░░ in that country alone ░░░░░░░░ they re not going ░░░░░░░░ take the vaccine I ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ afraid to have something ░░░░░░░░ s just new I ░░░░░░░░ god for vaccines I ░░░░░░░░ god for the polio ░░░░░░░░ I was 6 years ░░░░░░░░ when they came to ░░░░░░░░ school They put it ░░░░░░░░ a sugar cube We ░░░░░░░░ went down to the ░░░░░░░░ and they put a ░░░░░░░░ of vaccine and we ░░░░░░░░ it to our mouth ░░░░░░░░ we ate it and ░░░░░░░░ this was kind of ░░░░░░░░ It s like candy ░░░░░░░░ remember that vaccine Now ░░░░░░░░ s been almost eradicated ░░░░░░░░ the world So vaccines ░░░░░░░░ important I would encourage ░░░░░░░░ to pray about it ░░░░░░░░ it I would never ░░░░░░░░ somebody they had to ░░░░░░░░ it or try to ░░░░░░░░ it but I think ░░░░░░░░ certainly should encourage people ░░░░░░░░ consider the vaccine If ░░░░░░░░ don t take it ░░░░░░░░ are some real risks ░░░░░░░░ some groups I know ░░░░░░░░ ve been fully vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ you want everyone to ░░░░░░░░ fully vaccinated I know ░░░░░░░░ told Axios you re ░░░░░░░░ to work with the ░░░░░░░░ Administration on this issue ░░░░░░░░ the White House reached ░░░░░░░░ to you and asked ░░░░░░░░ to do a public ░░░░░░░░ announcement Not yet I ░░░░░░░░ be glad to the ░░░░░░░░ called I would try ░░░░░░░░ work with them and ░░░░░░░░ them anyway I could ░░░░░░░░ do you think the ░░░░░░░░ Administration needs to do ░░░░░░░░ now to effectively reach ░░░░░░░░ and others who are ░░░░░░░░ of these vaccines You ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ suspicious Some people are ░░░░░░░░ to death of needles ░░░░░░░░ s just a fact ░░░░░░░░ course anything that s ░░░░░░░░ people are afraid of ░░░░░░░░ I know there are ░░░░░░░░ adults out there that ░░░░░░░░ to have families They ░░░░░░░░ afraid what is this ░░░░░░░░ going to do to ░░░░░░░░ possibility of me getting ░░░░░░░░ or having a child ░░░░░░░░ there are some questions ░░░░░░░░ there I think that ░░░░░░░░ legitimate But I think ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration certainly could ░░░░░░░░ by getting some people ░░░░░░░░ speak with him on ░░░░░░░░ issue and try to ░░░░░░░░ get the word out ░░░░░░░░ I would never want ░░░░░░░░ pressure anybody wolf This ░░░░░░░░ a personal decision It ░░░░░░░░ between them and god ░░░░░░░░ their families For me ░░░░░░░░ my family my wife ░░░░░░░░ I decided to take ░░░░░░░░ vaccine I m 68 ░░░░░░░░ old I only have ░░░░░░░░ few more years left ░░░░░░░░ this world and I ░░░░░░░░ to try to have ░░░░░░░░ much energy and strength ░░░░░░░░ I possibly can so ░░░░░░░░ can go as far ░░░░░░░░ I can The Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ the real deal God ░░░░░░░░ we hope you have ░░░░░░░░ years left on this ░░░░░░░░ I m really happy ░░░░░░░░ hear if the Biden ░░░░░░░░ asked you you would ░░░░░░░░ out speak publicly and ░░░░░░░░ this public service announcement ░░░░░░░░ could be so important ░░░░░░░░ the lives of a ░░░░░░░░ of people I know ░░░░░░░░ re also calling on ░░░░░░░░ President Trump to speak ░░░░░░░░ and encourage Americans to ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated Have you actually ░░░░░░░░ with him since you ░░░░░░░░ made that suggestion I ░░░░░░░░ spoken with him but ░░░░░░░░ wasn t about this ░░░░░░░░ issue He called me ░░░░░░░░ a different issue I ░░░░░░░░ encourage the president to ░░░░░░░░ that There s no ░░░░░░░░ for him to do ░░░░░░░░ I think it would ░░░░░░░░ a very easy thing ░░░░░░░░ I might try to ░░░░░░░░ a hold of him ░░░░░░░░ tonight and say something ░░░░░░░░ him Please do because ░░░░░░░░ had a lot of ░░░░░░░░ and he could save ░░░░░░░░ lot of lives by ░░░░░░░░ what you are doing ░░░░░░░░ out publicly It would ░░░░░░░░ so so important Thanks ░░░░░░░░ everything you re doing ░░░░░░░░ Graham We are grateful ░░░░░░░░ you Good luck Thank ░░░░░░░░ wolf, and God bless.