Ashish Jha: ‘People Get Vaccinated When They Hear It from Trusted Voices’

RADDATZ White House Covid ░░░░░░░░ coordinator Dr Ashish Jha ░░░░░░░░ here to discuss the ░░░░░░░░ joining me now It ░░░░░░░░ very great to see ░░░░░░░░ and here in the ░░░░░░░░ I think for the ░░░░░░░░ time So great to ░░░░░░░░ you You heard Dr ░░░░░░░░ The administration is launching ░░░░░░░░ new campaign urging people ░░░░░░░░ get those flu shots ░░░░░░░░ those Covid boosters But ░░░░░░░░ think only about 11 ░░░░░░░░ have gotten the booster ░░░░░░░░ far and maybe 42 ░░░░░░░░ the flu shot We ░░░░░░░░ talked about this so ░░░░░░░░ times People aren t ░░░░░░░░ What do you do ░░░░░░░░ Well first of all ░░░░░░░░ morning RADDATZ Good morning ░░░░░░░░ Thank you for having ░░░░░░░░ here So look it ░░░░░░░░ been obviously a long ░░░░░░░░ and a half years ░░░░░░░░ Americans And we understand ░░░░░░░░ you know people want ░░░░░░░░ move on The good ░░░░░░░░ is people can move ░░░░░░░░ if they keep their ░░░░░░░░ up to date I ░░░░░░░░ think when you look ░░░░░░░░ people tend to get ░░░░░░░░ flu shot in November ░░░░░░░░ December into January I ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ a lot more people ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated in the upcoming ░░░░░░░░ This is why we ░░░░░░░░ launching the campaign we ░░░░░░░░ right now because we ░░░░░░░░ it s incredibly important ░░░░░░░░ we head into the ░░░░░░░░ for people to update ░░░░░░░░ immunity get the new ░░░░░░░░ vaccine get the flu ░░░░░░░░ It s a great ░░░░░░░░ to stay safe and ░░░░░░░░ this holiday season RADDATZ ░░░░░░░░ there s also this ░░░░░░░░ study that says that ░░░░░░░░ flu vaccination rates have ░░░░░░░░ in states where Covid ░░░░░░░░ rates are also low ░░░░░░░░ are you concerned that ░░░░░░░░ controversy and hesitancy over ░░░░░░░░ vaccines is carrying over ░░░░░░░░ flu vaccines JHA So ░░░░░░░░ here s what I ░░░░░░░░ we know We know ░░░░░░░░ vaccines first of all ░░░░░░░░ incredibly effective They re ░░░░░░░░ safe So that s ░░░░░░░░ number one I think ░░░░░░░░ number two is we ░░░░░░░░ people get vaccinated when ░░░░░░░░ hear it from trusted ░░░░░░░░ So our strategy is ░░░░░░░░ out into the community ░░░░░░░░ to religious leaders talk ░░░░░░░░ civil society leaders community ░░░░░░░░ organizations Have them get ░░░░░░░░ into the community and ░░░░░░░░ to people I really ░░░░░░░░ if we do that ░░░░░░░░ we continue pursuing that ░░░░░░░░ more and more Americans ░░░░░░░░ going to get vaccinated.”