Dr. Peter Hotez: ‘Remember To Keep Up to Date with Your Covid [Vaccine]’

Dean And so I ░░░░░░░░ you on getting vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ that flu vaccine that ░░░░░░░░ that seems like a ░░░░░░░░ that people can go ░░░░░░░░ today and is pretty ░░░░░░░░ to do What else ░░░░░░░░ people do to protect ░░░░░░░░ Again reminding everyone we ░░░░░░░░ t have human to ░░░░░░░░ transmission at this point ░░░░░░░░ this is mostly infecting ░░░░░░░░ who come in contact ░░░░░░░░ these animals But I ░░░░░░░░ there are also questions ░░░░░░░░ people out there can ░░░░░░░░ drink milk Can I ░░░░░░░░ chicken Things like that ░░░░░░░░ You certainly can drink ░░░░░░░░ can certainly drink milk ░░░░░░░░ eat chicken but it ░░░░░░░░ to be pasteurized milk ░░░░░░░░ raw milk because there ░░░░░░░░ that risk of the ░░░░░░░░ is in raw milk ░░░░░░░░ now And it s ░░░░░░░░ raw milk in many ░░░░░░░░ of the country particularly ░░░░░░░░ California and elsewhere But ░░░░░░░░ other poultry products chicken ░░░░░░░░ you need to cook ░░░░░░░░ at the specified temperature ░░░░░░░░ well So those are ░░░░░░░░ important measures And of ░░░░░░░░ the usual things to ░░░░░░░░ you from getting a ░░░░░░░░ flu hand washing is ░░░░░░░░ to be very important ░░░░░░░░ by the way we ░░░░░░░░ could see an uptick ░░░░░░░░ Covid So remember to ░░░░░░░░ up to date with ░░░░░░░░ Covid immunizations and boosters ░░░░░░░░ we are also moving ░░░░░░░░ RSV season respiratory syncytial ░░░░░░░░ season And there s ░░░░░░░░ vaccine for that too ░░░░░░░░ those who are eligible ░░░░░░░░ being mindful of that ░░░░░░░░ are moving into respiratory ░░░░░░░░ season There is that ░░░░░░░░ risk that avian flu ░░░░░░░░ reassort with seasonal flu ░░░░░░░░ your flu vaccine I ░░░░░░░░ is probably one of ░░░░░░░░ most straightforward things you ░░░░░░░░ do right now Dean ░░░░░░░░ that s good advice ░░░░░░░░ should all take it ░░░░░░░░ right Dr Peter Hotez ░░░░░░░░ you so much for ░░░░░░░░