RUSH TRANSCRIPT Interesting Pete ░░░░░░░░ appreciate it Thank you ░░░░░░░░ me now to discuss ░░░░░░░░ Haseltine chair and president ░░░░░░░░ access health and international ░░░░░░░░ professor at Harvard medical ░░░░░░░░ When you combine that ░░░░░░░░ day travel we see ░░░░░░░░ big crowds returning to ░░░░░░░░ football Yes they re ░░░░░░░░ but it feels pretty ░░░░░░░░ together More schools back ░░░░░░░░ in person learning this ░░░░░░░░ Are you concerned we ░░░░░░░░ see another surge I ░░░░░░░░ pretty sure we will ░░░░░░░░ the indications are this ░░░░░░░░ is very transmissible that ░░░░░░░░ s much more than ░░░░░░░░ was this time last ░░░░░░░░ We ve seen plenty ░░░░░░░░ surges last year from ░░░░░░░░ same kind of behavior ░░░░░░░░ think that people are ░░░░░░░░ I m happy to ░░░░░░░░ that people are getting ░░░░░░░░ message a little bit ░░░░░░░░ for travel But I ░░░░░░░░ pretty sure there s ░░░░░░░░ to be another surge ░░░░░░░░ I mean look it ░░░░░░░░ important to be blunt ░░░░░░░░ but it s tough ░░░░░░░░ think for a lot ░░░░░░░░ people to hear that ░░░░░░░░ after the last major ░░░░░░░░ holiday summer the Fourth ░░░░░░░░ July President Biden declared ░░░░░░░░ re closer than ever ░░░░░░░░ declaring our Independence from ░░░░░░░░ deadly virus Now we ░░░░░░░░ at labor day As ░░░░░░░░ laid out for us ░░░░░░░░ re averaging 1 500 ░░░░░░░░ deaths every day Icus ░░░░░░░░ capacity or already there ░░░░░░░░ happened over the summer ░░░░░░░░ happened is a delta ░░░░░░░░ Actually two things happened ░░░░░░░░ pandemic is driven by ░░░░░░░░ and the virus And ░░░░░░░░ behavior got looser more ░░░░░░░░ felt they were in ░░░░░░░░ clear Those people who ░░░░░░░░ were taking precautions didn ░░░░░░░░ have precautions And those ░░░░░░░░ who were relaxed And ░░░░░░░░ s a much worse ░░░░░░░░ out there much more ░░░░░░░░ We have underestimated Covid ░░░░░░░░ the very beginning The ░░░░░░░░ administration underestimated it And ░░░░░░░░ m sad to say ░░░░░░░░ administration has underestimated it ░░░░░░░░ We were all hopeful ░░░░░░░░ we saw the rapid ░░░░░░░░ at the beginning of ░░░░░░░░ summer that it was ░░░░░░░░ But now we re ░░░░░░░░ up close to the ░░░░░░░░ that we were And ░░░░░░░░ looks like worse times ░░░░░░░░ to come This virus ░░░░░░░░ going to come back ░░░░░░░░ and again That s ░░░░░░░░ view as a virologist ░░░░░░░░ s my view from ░░░░░░░░ coronaviruses And I think ░░░░░░░░ have to think about ░░░░░░░░ like flu Maybe we ░░░░░░░░ to get a vaccine ░░░░░░░░ year or maybe we ░░░░░░░░ to get it twice ░░░░░░░░ year But whatever it ░░░░░░░░ the vaccines are going ░░░░░░░░ be a big help ░░░░░░░░ they won t help ░░░░░░░░ you don t follow ░░░░░░░░ precautions when the virus ░░░░░░░░ around Yeah and they ░░░░░░░░ t help if you ░░░░░░░░ t get them in ░░░░░░░░ first place We may ░░░░░░░░ a shot every year ░░░░░░░░ we may need two ░░░░░░░░ much talk about the ░░░░░░░░ shot especially from the ░░░░░░░░ The language is changing ░░░░░░░░ to now that nearly ░░░░░░░░ American could need a ░░░░░░░░ shot This guidance has ░░░░░░░░ so quickly That s ░░░░░░░░ frustrating for a number ░░░░░░░░ people In many ways ░░░░░░░░ think just highlights the ░░░░░░░░ issue with messaging It ░░░░░░░░ partly messaging but it ░░░░░░░░ partly new knowledge too ░░░░░░░░ I think the one ░░░░░░░░ that you learn in ░░░░░░░░ when you re looking ░░░░░░░░ a new problem is ░░░░░░░░ to overpromise not to ░░░░░░░░ disease How many of ░░░░░░░░ had diseases that we ░░░░░░░░ underestimated how serious this ░░░░░░░░ Covid is a really ░░░░░░░░ disease and the virus ░░░░░░░░ very very tricky It ░░░░░░░░ honed its teeth for ░░░░░░░░ of years in infecting ░░░░░░░░ that have already been ░░░░░░░░ so it knows how ░░░░░░░░ come back And those ░░░░░░░░ really difficult problems to ░░░░░░░░ It doesn t mean ░░░░░░░░ s insoluble People don ░░░░░░░░ like to hear about ░░░░░░░░ but when you look ░░░░░░░░ some parts of the ░░░░░░░░ whether it s 1 ░░░░░░░░ billion people in the ░░░░░░░░ and almost nobody has ░░░░░░░░ maybe 24 people in ░░░░░░░░ last year and a ░░░░░░░░ Humans can control this ░░░░░░░░ can do it But ░░░░░░░░ have to do it ░░░░░░░░ solidarity We have to ░░░░░░░░ it with community We ░░░░░░░░ to do it with ░░░░░░░░ willingness to be willing ░░░░░░░░ sacrifice to protect others ░░░░░░░░ they will sacrifice to ░░░░░░░░ us That s what ░░░░░░░░ need to do Medicine ░░░░░░░░ caring for ourselves and ░░░░░░░░ people is what we ░░░░░░░░ Caring can go a ░░░░░░░░ long way You know ░░░░░░░░ we look at what ░░░░░░░░ be coming in terms ░░░░░░░░ guidance for a third ░░░░░░░░ or a second shot ░░░░░░░░ on if you have ░░░░░░░░ J J vaccine there ░░░░░░░░ that original September 20th ░░░░░░░░ Pfizer looks like it ░░░░░░░░ have the FDA approval ░░░░░░░░ an additional shot before ░░░░░░░░ Could people who got ░░░░░░░░ or Johnson Johnson get ░░░░░░░░ Pfizer booster shot Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ thing that is very ░░░░░░░░ news is that the ░░░░░░░░ has prepared for a ░░░░░░░░ shot whether or not ░░░░░░░░ FDA has approved it ░░░░░░░░ want to be in ░░░░░░░░ position so that it ░░░░░░░░ there when the green ░░░░░░░░ goes on And now ░░░░░░░░ are there with a ░░░░░░░░ And I think we ░░░░░░░░ soon be there within ░░░░░░░░ month for modern a ░░░░░░░░ to two months with ░░░░░░░░ So we have enough ░░░░░░░░ to do the booster ░░░░░░░░ those who are sports ░░░░░░░░ think of this as ░░░░░░░░ three pointer It s ░░░░░░░░ you really can do ░░░░░░░░ s the best thing ░░░░░░░░ can do We know ░░░░░░░░ the level of protection ░░░░░░░░ much better with a ░░░░░░░░ shot And that s ░░░░░░░░ unusual for vaccines Many ░░░░░░░░ vaccines require third shots ░░░░░░░░ the third shot of ░░░░░░░░ trio takes place six ░░░░░░░░ after the last shot ░░░░░░░░ this is quite normal ░░░░░░░░ s really something we ░░░░░░░░ to think about because ░░░░░░░░ really makes a big ░░░░░░░░ in your level of ░░░░░░░░ And when you measure ░░░░░░░░ for a level of ░░░░░░░░ and disease it makes ░░░░░░░░ big difference If you ░░░░░░░░ t had your first ░░░░░░░░ catching up as soon ░░░░░░░░ you can William Haseltine ░░░░░░░░ appreciate it Thank you ░░░░░░░░ pleasure. Thank you, Erica.