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

Name: CNN
URL: http://www.cnn.com/
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The Situation Room (CNN)

Name: The Situation Room (CNN)
URL: http://situationroom.blogs.cnn.com/
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Wolf Blitzer
, Franklin Graham

Name: Wolf Blitzer
Employment: CNN
Position: Anchor

Name: Franklin Graham
Employment: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Position: CEO, Evangelist
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05/18/2021 07:44 am
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Yesterday talking to Wolf ░░░░░░░░ Graham I think a ░░░░░░░░ of people are afraid ░░░░░░░░ have something that s ░░░░░░░░ new I thank god ░░░░░░░░ vaccines I thank god ░░░░░░░░ the polio vaccine I ░░░░░░░░ 6 years old when ░░░░░░░░ came to our school ░░░░░░░░ put it on a ░░░░░░░░ cube We all went ░░░░░░░░ to the lunchroom and ░░░░░░░░ put a drop of ░░░░░░░░ and we took it ░░░░░░░░ our mouth and we ░░░░░░░░ it and thought this ░░░░░░░░ kind of fun It ░░░░░░░░ like candy I remember ░░░░░░░░ vaccine Now it s ░░░░░░░░ almost eradicated around the ░░░░░░░░ So vaccines are important ░░░░░░░░ would encourage people to ░░░░░░░░ about it consider it ░░░░░░░░ would never tell somebody ░░░░░░░░ had to have it ░░░░░░░░ try to mandate it ░░░░░░░░ I think we certainly ░░░░░░░░ encourage people to consider ░░░░░░░░ vaccine If you don ░░░░░░░░ take it there are ░░░░░░░░ real risks for some ░░░░░░░░ I know you ve ░░░░░░░░ fully vaccinated and you ░░░░░░░░ everyone to be fully ░░░░░░░░ I know you told ░░░░░░░░ you re willing to ░░░░░░░░ with the Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ this issue Has the ░░░░░░░░ House reached out to ░░░░░░░░ and asked you to ░░░░░░░░ a public service announcement ░░░░░░░░ yet I d be ░░░░░░░░ to the they called ░░░░░░░░ would try to work ░░░░░░░░ them and help them ░░░░░░░░ I could What do ░░░░░░░░ think the Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ to do right now ░░░░░░░░ effectively reach evangelicals and ░░░░░░░░ who are suspicious of ░░░░░░░░ vaccines You know it ░░░░░░░░ not just being suspicious ░░░░░░░░ people are scared to ░░░░░░░░ of needles That s ░░░░░░░░ a fact Of course ░░░░░░░░ that s new people ░░░░░░░░ afraid of it I ░░░░░░░░ there are young adults ░░░░░░░░ there that want to ░░░░░░░░ families They re afraid ░░░░░░░░ is this vaccine going ░░░░░░░░ do to the possibility ░░░░░░░░ me getting pregnant or ░░░░░░░░ a child So there ░░░░░░░░ some questions out there ░░░░░░░░ think that are legitimate ░░░░░░░░ I think the Biden ░░░░░░░░ certainly could help by ░░░░░░░░ some people to speak ░░░░░░░░ him on this issue ░░░░░░░░ try to help get ░░░░░░░░ word out Again I ░░░░░░░░ never want to pressure ░░░░░░░░ wolf This is a ░░░░░░░░ decision It s between ░░░░░░░░ and god and their ░░░░░░░░ For me and my ░░░░░░░░ my wife and I ░░░░░░░░ to take the vaccine ░░░░░░░░ m 68 years old ░░░░░░░░ only have a few ░░░░░░░░ years left on this ░░░░░░░░ and I want to ░░░░░░░░ to have as much ░░░░░░░░ and strength as I ░░░░░░░░ can so I can ░░░░░░░░ as far as I ░░░░░░░░ The Coronavirus is the ░░░░░░░░ deal God willing we ░░░░░░░░ you have many years ░░░░░░░░ on this Earth I ░░░░░░░░ really happy to hear ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration asked ░░░░░░░░ you would go out ░░░░░░░░ publicly and do this ░░░░░░░░ service announcement which could ░░░░░░░░ so important for the ░░░░░░░░ of a lot of ░░░░░░░░ I know you re ░░░░░░░░ calling on former President ░░░░░░░░ to speak out and ░░░░░░░░ Americans to get vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ you actually spoken with ░░░░░░░░ since you publicly made ░░░░░░░░ suggestion I have spoken ░░░░░░░░ him but it wasn ░░░░░░░░ about this particular issue ░░░░░░░░ called me about a ░░░░░░░░ issue I would encourage ░░░░░░░░ president to do that ░░░░░░░░ s no downside for ░░░░░░░░ to do this I ░░░░░░░░ it would be a ░░░░░░░░ easy thing and I ░░░░░░░░ try to get a ░░░░░░░░ of him even tonight ░░░░░░░░ say something to him ░░░░░░░░ do because he had ░░░░░░░░ lot of influence and ░░░░░░░░ could save a lot ░░░░░░░░ lives by doing what ░░░░░░░░ are doing speaking out ░░░░░░░░ It would be so ░░░░░░░░ important Thanks for everything ░░░░░░░░ re doing reverend Graham ░░░░░░░░ are grateful to you ░░░░░░░░ luck Thank you wolf ░░░░░░░░ God bless.
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