RUSH TRANSCRIPT Yet spiking ░░░░░░░░ us is professor hazel ░░░░░░░░ Professor thank you so ░░░░░░░░ for being with us ░░░░░░░░ want to start with ░░░░░░░░ I think is probably ░░░░░░░░ most important development from ░░░░░░░░ President Biden said yesterday ░░░░░░░░ guidance to Americans vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ boosted he said you ░░░░░░░░ gather safely with your ░░░░░░░░ ones on this Christmas ░░░░░░░░ How do you feel ░░░░░░░░ that guidance I think ░░░░░░░░ s only partially correct ░░░░░░░░ think to be safe ░░░░░░░░ need to be vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ tested one day before ░░░░░░░░ gather The reason I ░░░░░░░░ that is that this ░░░░░░░░ doesn t respond to ░░░░░░░░ vaccines the ones we ░░░░░░░░ got In fact even ░░░░░░░░ the third boost and ░░░░░░░░ months later there s ░░░░░░░░ no protection at least ░░░░░░░░ the Pfizer vaccine So ░░░░░░░░ because you re vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ t mean you re ░░░░░░░░ infecting Yes it may ░░░░░░░░ you for some time ░░░░░░░░ being hospitalized or dying ░░░░░░░░ it may not protect ░░░░░░░░ from long Covid And ░░░░░░░░ is a serious issue ░░░░░░░░ to 20 of people ░░░░░░░░ if they re not ░░░░░░░░ get long Covid We ░░░░░░░░ in many cases it ░░░░░░░░ more than a year ░░░░░░░░ bottom line is vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ tested means safety for ░░░░░░░░ family and yourself But ░░░░░░░░ is achievable Assuming you ░░░░░░░░ get your hands on ░░░░░░░░ instant test which is ░░░░░░░░ easy really But if ░░░░░░░░ can and you get ░░░░░░░░ you think that you ░░░░░░░░ gather safely on this ░░░░░░░░ even with maybe travel ░░░░░░░░ know on train or ░░░░░░░░ or through airports Travel ░░░░░░░░ a big question I ░░░░░░░░ concerned about how transmissible ░░░░░░░░ is And you can ░░░░░░░░ be sure that everybody ░░░░░░░░ that plane or on ░░░░░░░░ train has been tested ░░░░░░░░ 24 hours Getting together ░░░░░░░░ your family if it ░░░░░░░░ t require being cooped ░░░░░░░░ in a plane or ░░░░░░░░ long period in a ░░░░░░░░ it s probably safe ░░░░░░░░ to visit your family ░░░░░░░░ your own car is ░░░░░░░░ to be safe But ░░░░░░░░ would have serious questions ░░░░░░░░ hopping on a plane ░░░░░░░░ the era of omicron ░░░░░░░░ testing surge announced by ░░░░░░░░ president yesterday 500 million ░░░░░░░░ by sometime in January ░░░░░░░░ a website although it ░░░░░░░░ a little unclear exactly ░░░░░░░░ that will work also ░░░░░░░░ new testing centers in ░░░░░░░░ including New York how ░░░░░░░░ do you think that ░░░░░░░░ be to battle the ░░░░░░░░ that we re already ░░░░░░░░ To an extent we ░░░░░░░░ the tests yesterday We ░░░░░░░░ need these tests yesterday ░░░░░░░░ the number of tests ░░░░░░░░ are being proposed is ░░░░░░░░ in adequate As early ░░░░░░░░ September 2020 I wrote ░░░░░░░░ piece for CNN as ░░░░░░░░ matter of fact saying ░░░░░░░░ is the way we ░░░░░░░░ combat this vaccine in ░░░░░░░░ an accepts of an ░░░░░░░░ vaccine In fact we ░░░░░░░░ now there in the ░░░░░░░░ of an effective vaccine ░░░░░░░░ least as far as ░░░░░░░░ and transmission goes The ░░░░░░░░ to do that is ░░░░░░░░ everybody in this country ░░░░░░░░ least two or three ░░░░░░░░ a week That means ░░░░░░░░ of tests not hundreds ░░░░░░░░ millions of tests You ░░░░░░░░ also reduce the costs ░░░░░░░░ real cost should be ░░░░░░░░ cents 100 million similar ░░░░░░░░ were sent to Egypt ░░░░░░░░ could do it We ░░░░░░░░ We are behind the ░░░░░░░░ Israel announcing it is ░░░░░░░░ to offer or actually ░░░░░░░░ that people get a ░░░░░░░░ shot there if you ░░░░░░░░ over 60 years old ░░░░░░░░ do you think about ░░░░░░░░ Well the moment I ░░░░░░░░ the results of the ░░░░░░░░ booster shot from the ░░░░░░░░ vaccine failed to protect ░░░░░░░░ people after three months ░░░░░░░░ immediately sent notes to ░░░░░░░░ of my friends who ░░░░░░░░ of whom are over ░░░░░░░░ as you might imagine ░░░░░░░░ get the fourth booster ░░░░░░░░ fact I have my ░░░░░░░░ booster as does my ░░░░░░░░ It s a very ░░░░░░░░ policy It s the ░░░░░░░░ thing I think we ░░░░░░░░ do from the vaccine ░░░░░░░░ right now until we ░░░░░░░░ have better vaccines or ░░░░░░░░ drugs I will say ░░░░░░░░ s not nothing though ░░░░░░░░ say it wanes after ░░░░░░░░ months But three months ░░░░░░░░ three months Yeah It ░░░░░░░░ It counts If you ░░░░░░░░ I m in the ░░░░░░░░ of I got boosted ░░░░░░░░ weeks ago and I ░░░░░░░░ great about the fact ░░░░░░░░ I got boosted three ░░░░░░░░ ago And I feel ░░░░░░░░ have at least some ░░░░░░░░ over this omicron surge ░░░░░░░░ me say is you ░░░░░░░░ have still protection against ░░░░░░░░ and death as far ░░░░░░░░ we can tell We ░░░░░░░░ t know how long ░░░░░░░░ will last We don ░░░░░░░░ know if you have ░░░░░░░░ against long Covid So ░░░░░░░░ is important to get ░░░░░░░░ vaccines I don t ░░░░░░░░ people to misunderstand that ░░░░░░░░ are really critical possibly ░░░░░░░░ save your life and ░░░░░░░░ whom you love But ░░░░░░░░ isn t the panacea ░░░░░░░░ thought it would be ░░░░░░░░ if you re over ░░░░░░░░ I agree with the ░░░░░░░░ it s time to ░░░░░░░░ another shot Professor haseltine ░░░░░░░░ you for being with ░░░░░░░░ this morning You re ░░░░░░░░ John President Biden says ░░░░░░░░ Americans can go