RUSH TRANSCRIPT Yeah absolutely ░░░░░░░░ more pressure to get ░░░░░░░░ people vaccinated Nadu baashir ░░░░░░░░ you so much A ░░░░░░░░ is an internal medical ░░░░░░░░ and the founder of ░░░░░░░░ well project org She ░░░░░░░░ me from San Francisco ░░░░░░░░ for being here with ░░░░░░░░ So just from what ░░░░░░░░ just saw there in ░░░░░░░░ which is now being ░░░░░░░░ as the epicenter of ░░░░░░░░ epidemic We re seeing ░░░░░░░░ rising quickly even in ░░░░░░░░ like Germany that have ░░░░░░░░ speaking handled the pandemic ░░░░░░░░ well so what does ░░░░░░░░ tell you and what ░░░░░░░░ of warning is that ░░░░░░░░ those of us here ░░░░░░░░ the U S Well ░░░░░░░░ what we re seeing ░░░░░░░░ Europe is really concerning ░░░░░░░░ Europe is an epicenter ░░░░░░░░ mentioned death rates from ░░░░░░░░ 19 in Romania bulgaria ░░░░░░░░ Russia and Ukraine are ░░░░░░░░ at an all time ░░░░░░░░ for the pandemic and ░░░░░░░░ s due to low ░░░░░░░░ rates in these countries ░░░░░░░░ many parts of western ░░░░░░░░ are also surging with ░░░░░░░░ cases In Germany as ░░░░░░░░ mentioned over the last ░░░░░░░░ weeks the average number ░░░░░░░░ daily cases in the ░░░░░░░░ has more than doubled ░░░░░░░░ some icus in the ░░░░░░░░ reporting they re at ░░░░░░░░ capacity and Germany s ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated 67 of its ░░░░░░░░ Many other countries in ░░░░░░░░ Europe with relatively high ░░░░░░░░ rates are seeing new ░░░░░░░░ cases surging Vaccination is ░░░░░░░░ limiting severe illness and ░░░░░░░░ thankfully in those countries ░░░░░░░░ I really this should ░░░░░░░░ as a warning to ░░░░░░░░ rest of the world ░░░░░░░░ if countries with 70 ░░░░░░░░ 80 vaccination uptick are ░░░░░░░░ these kinds of surges ░░░░░░░░ can really happen anywhere ░░░░░░░░ here in the U ░░░░░░░░ More and more people ░░░░░░░░ be able to get ░░░░░░░░ with the Covid vaccine ░░░░░░░░ for younger kids now ░░░░░░░░ still seems to be ░░░░░░░░ some reticence for many ░░░░░░░░ to get their kids ░░░░░░░░ A lot of that ░░░░░░░░ to do with misinformation ░░░░░░░░ re seeing all sorts ░░░░░░░░ myths out there how ░░░░░░░░ might affect fertility all ░░░░░░░░ of things especially on ░░░░░░░░ media so now as ░░░░░░░░ re trying to get ░░░░░░░░ push to get young ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated How do you ░░░░░░░░ that misinformation from well ░░░░░░░░ parents who want to ░░░░░░░░ their kids Well kim ░░░░░░░░ was a really big ░░░░░░░░ in the U S ░░░░░░░░ CDC expanded vaccination recommendations ░░░░░░░░ 28 million children here ░░░░░░░░ the U S ages ░░░░░░░░ to 11 Which allows ░░░░░░░░ to start vaccinating them ░░░░░░░░ soon as possible Getting ░░░░░░░░ age group vaccinated against ░░░░░░░░ is essential In the ░░░░░░░░ trial the Pfizer vaccine ░░░░░░░░ 90 7 efficacy at ░░░░░░░░ symptomatic cases of Covid ░░░░░░░░ 6 million kids in ░░░░░░░░ U S Have been ░░░░░░░░ with this virus 1 ░░░░░░░░ million have been in ░░░░░░░░ last seven weeks and ░░░░░░░░ delta variant sent nearly ░░░░░░░░ 000 children to the ░░░░░░░░ in August There is ░░░░░░░░ very dangerous misconception and ░░░░░░░░ misinformation circulating that children ░░░░░░░░ not affected by Covid ░░░░░░░░ certainly are Their mental ░░░░░░░░ has suffered not being ░░░░░░░░ to socialize with family ░░░░░░░░ friends For many kids ░░░░░░░░ school closures due to ░░░░░░░░ has been extremely difficult ░░░░░░░░ not to mention the ░░░░░░░░ of long Covid with ░░░░░░░░ long term symptoms for ░░░░░░░░ children who are infected ░░░░░░░░ the virus So for ░░░░░░░░ parents who are on ░░░░░░░░ fence please know that ░░░░░░░░ benefits of this vaccine ░░░░░░░░ outweigh the risks and ░░░░░░░░ if you have questions ░░░░░░░░ directly to your doctor ░░░░░░░░ t read about it ░░░░░░░░ social media Come to ░░░░░░░░ We really want to ░░░░░░░░ your questions and have ░░░░░░░░ conversation about it And ░░░░░░░░ ve got to get ░░░░░░░░ of their parents vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ well maybe by forcing ░░░░░░░░ right the federal vaccine ░░░░░░░░ would affect maybe some ░░░░░░░░ million workers or so ░░░░░░░░ s been huge pushback ░░░░░░░░ this as you would ░░░░░░░░ Dozens of states are ░░░░░░░░ the government to court ░░░░░░░░ stop this You ve ░░░░░░░░ very vocal in support ░░░░░░░░ vaccine mandates Why is ░░░░░░░░ Well at this point ░░░░░░░░ know whatever people are ░░░░░░░░ for to convince them ░░░░░░░░ take this vaccine you ░░░░░░░░ that time has really ░░░░░░░░ We have now vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ of all humanity billions ░░░░░░░░ billions of doses of ░░░░░░░░ vaccine have gone out ░░░░░░░░ the world It is ░░░░░░░░ extremely effective at preventing ░░░░░░░░ illness and death with ░░░░░░░░ few potential downsides If ░░░░░░░░ have to mandate these ░░░░░░░░ to take place I ░░░░░░░░ that s where we ░░░░░░░░ at right now What ░░░░░░░░ know is that if ░░░░░░░░ are unvaccinated in this ░░░░░░░░ Covid 19 is coming ░░░░░░░░ you There really isn ░░░░░░░░ anywhere to hide so ░░░░░░░░ re at a point ░░░░░░░░ the way forward in ░░░░░░░░ pandemic is vaccination Let ░░░░░░░░ end on a positive ░░░░░░░░ the developments anti viral ░░░░░░░░ for Covid one was ░░░░░░░░ in the U K ░░░░░░░░ announced one could be ░░░░░░░░ here in the U ░░░░░░░░ by the end of ░░░░░░░░ year How big of ░░░░░░░░ deal is that It ░░░░░░░░ a really big deal ░░░░░░░░ know on Friday as ░░░░░░░░ mentioned Pfizer did release ░░░░░░░░ results of its study ░░░░░░░░ 775 unvaccinated adults And ░░░░░░░░ were patients with mild ░░░░░░░░ moderate Covid 19 and ░░░░░░░░ considered high risk for ░░░░░░░░ due to underlying health ░░░░░░░░ They received an anti ░░░░░░░░ pill that showed an ░░░░░░░░ reduction in their combined ░░░░░░░░ of hospitalization or death ░░░░░░░░ a month compared to ░░░░░░░░ So the data haven ░░░░░░░░ yet been published but ░░░░░░░░ is quite promising and ░░░░░░░░ expect that we ll ░░░░░░░░ more soon on this ░░░░░░░░ think that the certainly ░░░░░░░░ future is being able ░░░░░░░░ go to the pharmacy ░░░░░░░░ take a medication if ░░░░░░░░ do in fact become ░░░░░░░░ This is a great ░░░░░░░░ forward in addition of ░░░░░░░░ to getting vaccinated and ░░░░░░░░ mitigation measures in order ░░░░░░░░ keep more people safe ░░░░░░░░ That s all the ░░░░░░░░ we have doctor thank ░░░░░░░░ so much for joining ░░░░░░░░ I really appreciate it ░░░░░░░░ you for having me.