Vivek Murthy: Get Our Kids 5 and Above Vaccinated, It Is More Critical Than Ever

BERMAN I got to ░░░░░░░░ you go But record ░░░░░░░░ hospitalizations at this point ░░░░░░░░ of this is just ░░░░░░░░ virus is everywhere at ░░░░░░░░ point and more people ░░░░░░░░ getting it but is ░░░░░░░░ something that particularly makes ░░░░░░░░ more susceptible to Omicron ░░░░░░░░ It s a really ░░░░░░░░ question John It s ░░░░░░░░ that we have been ░░░░░░░░ not only internally about ░░░░░░░░ with our colleagues around ░░░░░░░░ world Understand is there ░░░░░░░░ they re seeing in ░░░░░░░░ data that makes them ░░░░░░░░ in particular about children ░░░░░░░░ would say at this ░░░░░░░░ it is still not ░░░░░░░░ that kids are more ░░░░░░░░ to Omicron compared to ░░░░░░░░ But we do know ░░░░░░░░ in many parts of ░░░░░░░░ world that kids have ░░░░░░░░ a lower vaccination rate ░░░░░░░░ may be one of ░░░░░░░░ operative elements here that ░░░░░░░░ driving kids to not ░░░░░░░░ get sick but to ░░░░░░░░ some kids end up ░░░░░░░░ the hospital It s ░░░░░░░░ I think we even ░░░░░░░░ more work to do ░░░░░░░░ to get more children ░░░░░░░░ We have more than ░░░░░░░░ million people vaccinated fully ░░░░░░░░ in our country millions ░░░░░░░░ are boosted but kids ░░░░░░░░ vaccines authorized later for ░░░░░░░░ because the studies took ░░░░░░░░ to do and that ░░░░░░░░ important to do thoroughly ░░░░░░░░ now we have to ░░░░░░░░ put our foot on ░░░░░░░░ accelerator get our kids ░░░░░░░░ are five and above ░░░░░░░░ It s more critical ░░░░░░░░ ever.”