Dr. Siegel: Everyone over 18 Should Take a Booster

SIEGEL We re keeping ░░░░░░░░ really close eye on ░░░░░░░░ one EMANUEL Okay To ░░░░░░░░ should we wait for ░░░░░░░░ elderly and folks with ░░░░░░░░ existing conditions to get ░░░░░░░░ or should we line ░░░░░░░░ and get them as ░░░░░░░░ as possible SIEGEL We ░░░░░░░░ enough vaccine in this ░░░░░░░░ for everybody to get ░░░░░░░░ right now over the ░░░░░░░░ of 18 which is ░░░░░░░░ I said in my ░░░░░░░░ Street Journal op ed ░░░░░░░░ think everyone should get ░░░░░░░░ but I do have ░░░░░░░░ eye on places like ░░░░░░░░ Africa where I just ░░░░░░░░ only 20 percent of ░░░░░░░░ are vaccinated and we ░░░░░░░░ got to get enough ░░░░░░░░ to everybody in the ░░░░░░░░ We are 3 billion ░░░░░░░░ in the world that ░░░░░░░░ t been vaccinated yet ░░░░░░░░ need to walk and ░░░░░░░░ bubblegum at the same ░░░░░░░░ Mike The rest of ░░░░░░░░ world has to get ░░░░░░░░ We do need boosters ░░░░░░░░ Evidence is emerging that ░░░░░░░░ these vaccines are waning ░░░░░░░░ the boosters bring you ░░░░░░░░ to where you need ░░░░░░░░ be so everyone over ░░░░░░░░ booster EMANUEL All right ░░░░░░░░ Biden tweeted a week ░░░░░░░░ today I m announcing ░░░░░░░░ purchased 10 million treatment ░░░░░░░░ of Pfizer s antiviral ░░░░░░░░ 19 pill Vaccination is ░░░░░░░░ our most important tool ░░░░░░░░ this new pill may ░░░░░░░░ reduce hospitalizations and deaths ░░░░░░░░ help accelerate our path ░░░░░░░░ of this pandemic Merck ░░░░░░░░ Pfizer are going through ░░░░░░░░ FDA process with these ░░░░░░░░ How big of a ░░░░░░░░ are these pills and ░░░░░░░░ much should they help ░░░░░░░░ fight against Covid SIEGEL ░░░░░░░░ think they re huge ░░░░░░░░ think both drugs are ░░░░░░░░ exciting I think the ░░░░░░░░ which has something called ░░░░░░░░ protease inhibitor may stop ░░░░░░░░ virus in its tracks ░░░░░░░░ Mike key thing here ░░░░░░░░ rapid testing needs to ░░░░░░░░ this We need to ░░░░░░░░ that you were exposed ░░░░░░░░ that you re in ░░░░░░░░ very early part of ░░░░░░░░ illness and I ve ░░░░░░░░ saying for months now ░░░░░░░░ Mina at Harvard now ░░░░░░░░ eMed saying the same ░░░░░░░░ let s have a ░░░░░░░░ private partnership to get ░░░░░░░░ rapid test in every ░░░░░░░░ in America That s ░░░░░░░░ we know who is ░░░░░░░░ and who is going ░░░░░░░░ need these antiviral treatments.”