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Hello , everyone . Thank you for 

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joining us today . I am Kathy RAA , CK 

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co founder and CEO here . A Blue star . 

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Families were a national military and 

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veteran family serving nonprofit that's 

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both grassroots to grass tops . We're 

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committed to bringing you the programs 

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and insights you need to help your 

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family thrive . Since March of last 

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year , we've been dedicated to 

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providing you the transparency and the 

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access to experts to help you navigate 

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the pandemic . We're delighted now to 

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partner with the American Red Cross on 

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a new campaign team up to be Cove in 19 

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to help military connected families 

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understand and get access to the 

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vaccine . Thanks , Kathy , So 

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much . The American Red Cross is super 

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excited to join Blue Star families as a 

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partner in this important and timely 

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campaign . We have much more 

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information to you today , but first we 

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have an exciting special guest . We 

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want to kick off today's event with her 

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heartfelt and encouraging words for a 

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military connected community . Together , 

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the American Red Cross and Blue Star 

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families are excited to welcome first 

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lady Jill Biden , joining us today from 

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the White House . Thank you , Dr Biden , 

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for being with us . Yeah . 

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A few months ago I met with a mom 

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dealing with the chaos so many parents 

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have faced over this . Last year , she 

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had two kids who were trying to 

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navigate remote learning while she 

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worked from home . She was worried 

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about keeping them all safe far away 

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from the help of her family , and all 

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the while , her husband was deployed 

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overseas with his homecoming delayed 

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because of co vid . This last year has 

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been tough on all Americans , but many 

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in our military communities are facing 

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these challenges through deployment 

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while adjusting to a new town or school 

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and without a bubble of friends and 

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family . The president and I know that 

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our military families are strong and 

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resilient . You may not wear uniforms , 

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but you serve in your own way , 

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sacrificing for our country alongside 

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your service member . Making sure you 

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have what you need to thrive isn't just 

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a nice thing to do . It's a matter of 

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national security , and that's 

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especially true . As we tackle this 

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virus , you need to feel confident in 

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the health decisions you make for your 

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family . That's why it's so important 

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for us that you have the direct access 

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to the experts to have an honest and 

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transparent conversation . Your 

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questions matter and Dr Fauci and his 

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team are excited to answer them . The 

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fight against Cove It is a battle we 

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can win , and brighter days are close , 

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but we need your help . That's why 

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we're encouraging everyone to mask 

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up socially distance and get the 

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vaccine . When it's your turn , we can 

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beat this together . So thank you for 

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your questions today and most of all , 

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for your service to our country . Stay 

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safe and God bless our service members 

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and their families . Thank you . 

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Thank you , Dr Biden , for being such 

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an extraordinary friend to military 

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families were honored that you 

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prioritizes today . It means so much to 

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our military connected families and our 

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whole community . We look forward to 

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continuing to work with you to support 

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this community with your joining forces 

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initiative and throughout your time is 

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first lady . Dr . Biden's remarks 

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reflect Blue Star families belief that 

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our military force is really a total 

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family force and we're strongest when 

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our military families air strong too 

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based on Blue Star families , recent 

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pulse check . We know that military 

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families have really concerns and 

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questions about the cove in 19 vaccine 

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and that that's why we're here today to 

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let people talk directly to the experts . 

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Over half of our respondents said that 

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they did not feel comfortable at this 

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time getting the vaccine , and many 

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remain undecided . Their concerns range 

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from distrust of the vaccines 

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development process to its safety 

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overall effect , efficacy and to the 

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potential for unknown side effects . 

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The concerns that you shared with us 

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are what led us to convene this group 

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of medical experts today . We share 

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those concerns with Dr Fauci's team , 

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and he immediately agreed to join us 

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throughout today's event . We encourage 

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you to share your thoughts , questions 

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and concerns in the chat we're eager to 

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hear from you . We'll do our best to 

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answer as many questions as we can . 

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It's my hope that during today's town 

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hall will get you the answers you need 

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to make the best safest decisions for 

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your family , and now it's my true 

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honor to welcome Dr Anthony Fauci to 

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join us today . As you all know , Dr 

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Fauci has been at the front line of 

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infectious disease research for the 

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past three decades , and he's a leading 

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voice on Cove in 19 Pandemic here in 

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America . Dr . Fauci , we are humbled , 

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Excited to have you with us today . We 

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have tens of thousands of military and 

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veteran families watching right now . 

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Thank you for sharing your knowledge 

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and your expertise . Welcome . Yes , 

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thank you very much . Kathy . It's a 

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real pleasure to be here with you today . 

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Um , let me first start off by echoing 

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those eloquent words of Dr Biden and to 

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express my extraordinary respect 

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for the Blue Star families and the Blue 

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Star Family Project . Thank you very 

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much for giving me the opportunity to 

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be with you . Uh , because of this 

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extraordinary respect I have , I would 

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do this any time that you asked me for 

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it . Let me just spend a couple of 

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minutes just making some general 

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statements on I know we'll have a lot 

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of questions that relate to the issue 

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of vaccines , but we here in the United 

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States and globally are living through 

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truly historic and devastating Pandemic , 

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which has already killed over two 

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million people worldwide , has infected 

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United States , leading to about 

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430,000 deaths This is 

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truly historic , the worst of a 

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respiratory disease pandemic that we 

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have seen in over 102 years . We right 

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even though things begin to plateau and 

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right direction over the last few weeks , 

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new infections each day , and we have 

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per day . That is the sobering and sad 

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news . But the light at the end of the 

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tunnel is the extraordinary success 

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that we've had with the Vaccine 

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for and heavily invested in , the 

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development of Andorra . The 

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facilitation of the testing of six 

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authorization and by emergency use 

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authorization means that the vaccines 

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we'll open up for questions . People 

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always ask . Well , how do you know 

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that this is a safe and effective 

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vaccine . And what was the process ? 

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and it's what's called a messenger RNA 

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platform . It was tested in 

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30,000 people in the Madonna trouble , 

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the trial and in 44,000 people in 

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the Pfizer trial . And the results was 

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striking in the positive sense . A 94 

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to 95% efficacy against clinically 

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recognizable disease . And in fact , ah , 

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very strong , almost 100% protection 

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against severe disease leading to death . 

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people ask Well , wait a minute . You 

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develop this vaccine literally in less 

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about this new virus . So you always 

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reckless ? Did you rush ? Did you cut 

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corners ? And the answer is the speed 

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extraordinary advances in scientific 

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platform technology . For vaccines . 

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sacrifice safety , nor do we sacrifice 

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scientific integrity and the decision 

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to determine that the vaccine was safe 

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bodies of vaccine ologists scientist , 

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immunologist , statisticians , 

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ethicists that we're beholden not to 

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the federal government nor to the 

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companies , but to you , the American 

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public . And that's really important 

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decision to decide to administer it was 

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vaccinated both for your own safety for 

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that of your family and that for the 

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American community in general . So , 

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happy to answer questions . Thank you . 

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about the vaccine safety and the 

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last year ? Oh , absolutely . And I 

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getting misinterpretation . The science 

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well over a decade . And the people at 

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technology had been doing it for a 

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covert 19 , it just happened to 

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culmination of work that had been going 

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effects . Should people be concerned 

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about side effects for this ? Well , in 

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vaccines in general , any vaccine the 

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risk benefit ratio of safety is about 

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medical intervention that you give to 

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has been really quite good . There have 

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from anywhere from 1 to 6 per million 

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history of severe allergic reactions . 

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you should get vaccinated . But if you 

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that you do it in a place that has the 

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capability of treating an allergic 

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reaction , namely in a clinic of some 

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sort , where you could get vaccinated . 

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But that's a very rare adverse event 

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for everybody else . The vaccine looks 

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quite safe . Great . Um , 

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other current recommendations for 

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Children under 18 and especially we're 

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having a lot of concerns about pregnant 

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women , whether the recommendations 

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there . Okay , so in one trial , 

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individuals as young as 16 and then 

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down to 12 have been tested , and the 

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other it was 18 , but not below . In 

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general , when you do vaccine studies , 

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you don't put Children right into the 

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trialing because Children are 

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vulnerable . So you wait until you get 

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pretty confident that you're dealing 

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with a safe and effective vaccine , and 

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then you could start trials in Children , 

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which we have already done , and we'll 

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be doing over the next month or two in 

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what's called an age de escalation 

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study . So you start off with older 

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Children , and then you work you down 

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toe less old , younger and then really 

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young Children . And then what you do 

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is you get safety and in indigenous ity 

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data And you , Bridget , to the 

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efficacy data from the big trial , 

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which means you don't have to test 

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30,000 or 44,000 Children . You can get 

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enough data from a smaller trial with 

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regard to pregnant women . Pregnant 

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women were not allowed in the initial 

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tri ALS again because pregnancy has a 

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degree of vulnerability . So we did not 

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do that . We're going to start tests in 

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pregnant women literally . Now . I mean , 

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as I'm speaking there , starting and 

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we'll go into February and March . One 

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good news item is that after the EU 

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A was was delivered and namely until 

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people started getting vaccinated . 

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women out of the 32 million people , or 

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vaccinations that were given , and 

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there have been no red flag signals . 

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The FDA is monitoring that so thus far 

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it looks quite safe for pregnant women . 

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In fact , many of the pregnant women 

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who were who decided they wanted to get 

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vaccinated even though they were not in 

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the clinical trial were actually 

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healthcare providers , deciding that 

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the risk of getting co vid from their 

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patients was far greater than any 

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potential for adverse events from the 

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vaccine . And in doing so . As I said 

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thus far , there have been no red flags 

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of adverse events . So here's a 

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question . Do we know if the pregnant 

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mother got the vaccine ? Is the baby 

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have some community ? Well , I mean , 

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if it happens the way it happens with 

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any type of vaccination that the 

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mother's antibodies , particularly the 

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i g anybody's , are passed to to the 

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baby so that the baby , for a certain 

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amount of time measured generally in 

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months will have immunity because of 

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the passive transfer from the through 

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the percenter into the baby and also by 

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breastfeeding . That's very interesting . 

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Eso right now , 18 year olds . If the 

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vaccine becomes available to them , we 

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it's safe from 18 up . Absolutely great 

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had some questions about how does m r n 

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a vaccine work in specific What does 

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that mean ? Okay , so RNA 

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is the general molecular mechanism 

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whereby we make all of the proteins and 

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cells in our body what it is is that 

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Mara and M stands for messenger , so 

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it's a message to tell the body to make 

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a protein . So when you get an M R N a 

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vaccine , you stick in the coding 

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sequence to make one of the components 

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of SARS cov , too . And it's called the 

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spike protein spike . Protein is the 

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part that sticks out from the virus , 

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which makes it look like a crown . 

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That's why they call it Corona virus , 

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because Corona stands for crown . And 

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what happens is that when the Mariana 

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codes for that protein , when you 

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inject the M R N A into your muscle , 

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it starts the code for a protein . The 

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body sees the spike protein and 

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thinks it's the virus , but it's not 

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the virus . It's one harmless 

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component of the virus , so the body 

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makes a nice response so that when the 

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rial virus tries to enter your body , 

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you have a bunch of proteins called 

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antibodies that jump all over that 

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virus and prevent it from infecting you . 

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So that's how it works . So when people 

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are concerned that they're getting 

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something harmful with the vaccine , 

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they really aren't . They're getting ah , 

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foe coronavirus Oh , absolutely . It's 

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impossible to get infected with 

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coronavirus from the vaccine because 

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the vaccine codes for a soluble 

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protein that introduces the buddy . The 

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other thing . That's a question that 

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everybody asks . Well , this is our n A . 

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Is that going to get into my jeans and 

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something to my And the answer is 

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absolutely not . This is a messenger 

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RNA that decays after a couple of days , 

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and then it's gone forever . You don't 

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have to worry about it . That's good . 

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Eso Will this be administered annually ? 

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Do we think ? Is this gonna be a yearly 

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shot like the flu vaccine ? Well , you 

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know , honestly , we don't know the 

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answer to that because we don't know 

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what the durability of the vaccine of 

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the immune response to the vaccine is 

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gonna be . We hope it's longer than a 

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year , and we hope that we get control 

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of these variants or these mutations 

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that occur so they don't obligate us 

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toe , have to upgrade the vaccine every 

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year . But if we have to do that , if 

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we have to do that , which I hope we 

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don't , then that is not very difficult 

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to do . It could easily be done 

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good . Um , have someone saying I've 

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got an auto immune disease . Should I 

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avoid the vaccine ? No . In fact , 

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that's one of the good reasons why you 

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should get vaccinated . Because if you 

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have an auto immune disease , the 

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likelihood is that you're on some form 

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of therapy , like glucocorticoids or 

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prednisone , as it were to suppress 

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three auto immunity . If you are , then 

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your body is immune compromised , which 

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means you are more vulnerable to the 

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serious outcome . If , in fact you do 

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get infected with SARS . Kobe , too . 

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So even though your immune response may 

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not be as robust as someone who has a 

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normal immune response and is not 

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imminent suppressed still , some 

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response is always better than no 

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response . So for the people who have 

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underlying conditions , they often ask 

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me the question . Does that mean I 

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should not get vaccinated ? And my 

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response is , on the contrary , That's 

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mawr reason why you should get 

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vaccinated , right ? Good . Um , 

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can you still be contagious after 

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receiving the vaccine ? You know , 

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theoretically , we haven't proven that 

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you cannot be . You might be contagious , 

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and the reason is that the endpoint of 

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the study was efficacy against 

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clinically relevant clinically apparent 

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disease . It is conceivable that 

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because you're vaccinated that you 

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could get infected but have no symptoms . 

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And then what happens is that if that's 

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the case , you would have vaccine in 

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your nasal pharynx and you could 

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conceivably spread it to someone else . 

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Which is one of the reasons why we say 

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after you get vaccinated , you can't 

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just throw your mask away . You've 

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gotta out there in the community 

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continue to wear a mask . You're much 

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more protected , but you've got to make 

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sure you protect other people . My 

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staff is thinking me that I'm gonna 

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have to let you go . You're busy , man . 

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But this has been so wonderful . And I 

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may impose on you to ask you to come 

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back in a couple of months and talk to 

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us again because you've been so kind . 

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I can't thank you enough . I know all 

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of our families , our veterans , 

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military members and their families , 

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uh , have learned so much from hearing 

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from you today . Thank you for helping 

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them make informed decisions for 

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themselves and their families were 

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grateful to you . Thank you . Thank you 

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very much . Can be very good to be with 

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you . Thank you . Okay . 

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Wow , that's pretty amazing . Before we 

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hear from our senior leaders from the 

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Defense Health Agency and the Veterans 

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Health Agency , and you'll have a 

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chance to ask them questions specific 

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to your situation . I am honored and 

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excited to welcome the chairman of the 

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Joint Chiefs of Staff , Mark Milley , 

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and our friend Mrs Holly and Millie . 

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General Milley has the backs not only 

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of our service members , but their 

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families to He's prioritized all of us , 

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and I'm personally grateful for his 

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leadership . Holly and Millie has been 

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deeply committed to many military 

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serving nonprofits , including Blue 

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Star families in the Red Cross . She's 

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been a leader in the Collaborative Cove 

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in 19 Response Initiative across our 

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community . She's headlines several of 

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our town halls over the past year . 

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She's a health care worker herself . So 

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Mrs Millie brings first hand insight to 

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the pandemic . Thank you both for 

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sharing your personal experience with 

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us today . 

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Good afternoon to all of our soldiers , 

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sailors , airman , Marines , Coast 

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Guardsman and guardians and all of our 

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military families . I'm here with my 

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spouse , Holly Ann , and first we would 

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like to thank the team and blue star 

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families for hosting this informative 

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town hall and for the many programs and 

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initiatives that they sponsor to 

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support our service members and their 

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loved ones . Today we're here to talk 

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about the cove in 19 vaccine and 

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protecting the 2.3 million men and 

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women where the cloth of our nation and , 

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equally important , the 2.7 million 

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military family members faithfully 

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serving by our side . We are both 

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committed to the health and well being 

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of all of you . More than 33 million 

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Americans have received at least one 

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dose of a cove in 19 vaccine . As we 

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all have seen , the pandemic has 

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significantly impacted our country . To 

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date , 26 million Americans have been 

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infected with Koven , 19 and more than 

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440,000 lives have been lost . We 

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mourn alongside the families who are 

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grieving the loss of their loved ones , 

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and we are all as a nation committed to 

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ending this horrible pandemic together 

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as a currently practicing health care 

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professional who has been a nurse for 

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over three decades , the keys to 

548
00:24:16,130 --> 00:24:18,380
defeating this disease are to maintain 

549
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our social distance toe . Always 

550
00:24:20,700 --> 00:24:23,110
practice personal hygiene , especially 

551
00:24:23,110 --> 00:24:25,420
washing our hands and to continue 

552
00:24:25,420 --> 00:24:28,290
wearing our masks when in the proximity 

553
00:24:28,300 --> 00:24:31,440
of other people . And finally , now we 

554
00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:33,662
are administering vaccines to those who 

555
00:24:33,662 --> 00:24:36,010
wish to take them . According to the 

556
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500 vaccines save lives and reduce the 

557
00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:43,010
spread of disease . The data show Cove 

558
00:24:43,010 --> 00:24:45,800
in 19 vaccine is extremely promising 

559
00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:47,800
and immunizing a person against the 

560
00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:50,380
disease . The National Institutes of 

561
00:24:50,380 --> 00:24:53,310
Health state that both FDA approved 

562
00:24:53,310 --> 00:24:55,143
vaccines currently available for 

563
00:24:55,143 --> 00:24:57,366
emergency use in the United States have 

564
00:24:57,366 --> 00:24:59,199
been shown to be safe and highly 

565
00:24:59,199 --> 00:25:02,630
effective . By preventing over 19 since 

566
00:25:02,630 --> 00:25:04,630
the beginning of the pandemic , the 

567
00:25:04,630 --> 00:25:06,686
Joint Forces supported combating the 

568
00:25:06,686 --> 00:25:09,490
virus by all means necessary . When 

569
00:25:09,490 --> 00:25:11,712
called into the fight , we commissioned 

570
00:25:11,712 --> 00:25:14,130
our best talent to aid and accelerated 

571
00:25:14,130 --> 00:25:16,650
development , manufacturing and 

572
00:25:16,650 --> 00:25:18,650
distribution of the vaccine through 

573
00:25:18,650 --> 00:25:20,650
operation warp speed , the whole of 

574
00:25:20,650 --> 00:25:23,700
nation response . And right now , more 

575
00:25:23,700 --> 00:25:26,880
than 22,000 National Guard personnel in 

576
00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:29,830
33 states are supporting efforts and 

577
00:25:29,830 --> 00:25:32,170
vaccine administration . With that in 

578
00:25:32,170 --> 00:25:34,250
mind , getting the vaccine is a 

579
00:25:34,260 --> 00:25:36,350
personal decision , so we both 

580
00:25:36,350 --> 00:25:38,517
encourage you toe consult your primary 

581
00:25:38,517 --> 00:25:40,810
care physician to address any concerns 

582
00:25:40,810 --> 00:25:43,400
about being vaccine . Arm yourself with 

583
00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:45,567
credible information about the cove in 

584
00:25:45,567 --> 00:25:47,456
19 vaccine . So you could be well 

585
00:25:47,456 --> 00:25:49,678
equipped to make the right decision for 

586
00:25:49,678 --> 00:25:52,150
you and your family . Protect yourself , 

587
00:25:52,360 --> 00:25:54,471
protect your families and protect our 

588
00:25:54,471 --> 00:25:57,190
communities . Together , we can all 

589
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lead the way for the nation and the 

590
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fight against Cove in 19 . 

591
00:26:09,340 --> 00:26:11,240
Thank you so much , General Mrs . 

592
00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:13,240
Millie , for sharing that inspiring 

593
00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:15,407
message with us today . We're grateful 

594
00:26:15,407 --> 00:26:17,462
for your leadership . Thank you . In 

595
00:26:17,462 --> 00:26:19,629
particular to Mrs Millie , a long time 

596
00:26:19,629 --> 00:26:21,940
Red Cross volunteer herself . And now 

597
00:26:21,950 --> 00:26:23,894
I'd like to start off the military 

598
00:26:23,894 --> 00:26:26,228
connected families portion of the event . 

599
00:26:26,228 --> 00:26:28,339
In order to do that , I wanna welcome 

600
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Lieutenant General Ronald Place . 

601
00:26:30,228 --> 00:26:32,172
General Places the director at the 

602
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Defense Health Agency . Lieutenant 

603
00:26:34,117 --> 00:26:36,228
General Place has led a distinguished 

604
00:26:36,228 --> 00:26:37,950
career in the U . S . Army and 

605
00:26:37,950 --> 00:26:39,894
currently leads a joint integrated 

606
00:26:39,894 --> 00:26:42,228
combat support agency enabling the Army , 

607
00:26:42,228 --> 00:26:44,394
navy and Air Force medical Services to 

608
00:26:44,394 --> 00:26:46,520
provide both a medically ready force 

609
00:26:46,940 --> 00:26:48,773
and already medical force to the 

610
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combatant commands . This is done in 

611
00:26:50,990 --> 00:26:53,950
both peacetime and wartime , Lieutenant . 

612
00:26:53,950 --> 00:26:56,170
General place . Welcome . Please say a 

613
00:26:56,170 --> 00:26:57,170
few words , 

614
00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:03,496
Thanks to introduction , Kobe . Good 

615
00:27:03,496 --> 00:27:05,440
afternoon to everyone at blue Star 

616
00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:07,551
families . And thanks for inviting me 

617
00:27:07,551 --> 00:27:09,662
to join you today . It's an honor for 

618
00:27:09,662 --> 00:27:11,718
me to share the program with General 

619
00:27:11,718 --> 00:27:13,940
Milley and Dr Fauci to giants in public 

620
00:27:13,940 --> 00:27:15,773
service to our nation . I deeply 

621
00:27:15,773 --> 00:27:17,884
appreciate that Blue Star Families is 

622
00:27:17,884 --> 00:27:19,884
hosting such an important forum and 

623
00:27:19,884 --> 00:27:22,107
helping us communicate on an incredibly 

624
00:27:22,107 --> 00:27:24,051
important issue for you , for your 

625
00:27:24,051 --> 00:27:26,107
families and for all Americans . For 

626
00:27:26,107 --> 00:27:28,218
almost 12 long months , we've been in 

627
00:27:28,218 --> 00:27:30,440
this battle together , and the only way 

628
00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:32,551
out of it is together . I'll start by 

629
00:27:32,551 --> 00:27:34,718
restating with generals . Millie , Mrs 

630
00:27:34,718 --> 00:27:36,551
Millie and Dr Fauci have already 

631
00:27:36,551 --> 00:27:38,662
communicated , and I'll add on in the 

632
00:27:38,662 --> 00:27:40,718
central point by signing up for this 

633
00:27:40,718 --> 00:27:42,329
event and hearing the latest 

634
00:27:42,329 --> 00:27:44,384
information your ambassadors to on I 

635
00:27:44,384 --> 00:27:46,607
hope you share what you hear today with 

636
00:27:46,607 --> 00:27:48,607
others , because data show that the 

637
00:27:48,607 --> 00:27:50,607
likelihood of individuals receiving 

638
00:27:50,607 --> 00:27:52,329
this vaccine and sharing their 

639
00:27:52,329 --> 00:27:54,250
experiences have a statistically 

640
00:27:54,250 --> 00:27:56,660
significant effect on the likelihood of 

641
00:27:56,660 --> 00:27:58,438
family , friends and colleagues 

642
00:27:58,438 --> 00:28:00,382
deciding to get the vaccine . As a 

643
00:28:00,382 --> 00:28:02,438
physician , I know that patients are 

644
00:28:02,438 --> 00:28:04,382
likely to listen to May , but your 

645
00:28:04,382 --> 00:28:06,604
community is likely to listen to you as 

646
00:28:06,604 --> 00:28:08,660
well . So , however , works best for 

647
00:28:08,660 --> 00:28:10,493
you in person , in your place of 

648
00:28:10,493 --> 00:28:12,716
worship , on your social media sites or 

649
00:28:12,716 --> 00:28:15,170
a simple email so thanks for having me . 

650
00:28:15,180 --> 00:28:17,490
I'm eager to get to the Q and A over to 

651
00:28:17,490 --> 00:28:18,490
you . Kobe . 

652
00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:24,407
Thanks , General Place . Now we'd like 

653
00:28:24,407 --> 00:28:26,629
to ask you a few questions submitted by 

654
00:28:26,629 --> 00:28:28,796
the audience , and I received a lot of 

655
00:28:28,796 --> 00:28:30,796
questions via email . Many families 

656
00:28:30,796 --> 00:28:32,962
have questions about how to access the 

657
00:28:32,962 --> 00:28:35,184
vaccine in their areas . So should they 

658
00:28:35,184 --> 00:28:37,240
go to their local military treatment 

659
00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:39,296
facility there , empty F , or should 

660
00:28:39,296 --> 00:28:41,351
they seek out the vaccine off of the 

661
00:28:41,351 --> 00:28:44,880
installation ? Yeah , sure . So first , 

662
00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:47,047
no one , whether they rely on an empty 

663
00:28:47,047 --> 00:28:49,047
F for care or not , is compelled to 

664
00:28:49,047 --> 00:28:51,460
come to an MPF to get a vaccine . If 

665
00:28:51,460 --> 00:28:53,460
it's available in the community and 

666
00:28:53,460 --> 00:28:55,571
easier for you to get it there , then 

667
00:28:55,571 --> 00:28:57,682
get it at your first opportunity . If 

668
00:28:57,682 --> 00:28:59,738
you normally get Karen and empty F , 

669
00:28:59,738 --> 00:29:01,627
please let us know if you get the 

670
00:29:01,627 --> 00:29:03,849
vaccine somewhere else so we can update 

671
00:29:03,849 --> 00:29:06,071
your records on . Our local MPs will be 

672
00:29:06,071 --> 00:29:08,071
reaching out to individuals through 

673
00:29:08,071 --> 00:29:10,182
call secure messages , the media . So 

674
00:29:10,182 --> 00:29:10,120
let people know when we've reached 

675
00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:12,342
their population group . Now we started 

676
00:29:12,342 --> 00:29:14,540
that work for some individuals over 75 

677
00:29:14,540 --> 00:29:16,910
years of age in some locations and hope 

678
00:29:16,910 --> 00:29:19,270
to expand soon to individuals 65 older . 

679
00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:23,030
Second for beneficiaries who live near 

680
00:29:23,030 --> 00:29:26,050
an empty F . But don't rely on us for 

681
00:29:26,050 --> 00:29:28,120
care . We're also gonna be offering 

682
00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:30,270
vaccines to you . Now we're working 

683
00:29:30,270 --> 00:29:32,492
with the Department of Health and Human 

684
00:29:32,492 --> 00:29:34,492
Services and requesting vaccine for 

685
00:29:34,492 --> 00:29:36,159
both empty if users and other 

686
00:29:36,159 --> 00:29:38,326
beneficiaries in our local communities 

687
00:29:38,326 --> 00:29:40,548
and in third for beneficiaries far from 

688
00:29:40,548 --> 00:29:42,603
an empty F . And for us , that means 

689
00:29:42,603 --> 00:29:44,714
those who live approximately 40 miles 

690
00:29:44,714 --> 00:29:46,603
away , orm or we're doing several 

691
00:29:46,603 --> 00:29:48,770
things were encouraging individuals to 

692
00:29:48,770 --> 00:29:50,881
take the vaccine like this discussion 

693
00:29:50,881 --> 00:29:53,103
today , we're directing people to their 

694
00:29:53,103 --> 00:29:55,048
state county . Local resource is , 

695
00:29:55,048 --> 00:29:56,770
we're working with our Tricare 

696
00:29:56,770 --> 00:29:58,770
contractors to ensure communication 

697
00:29:58,770 --> 00:30:00,714
flows from individual providers to 

698
00:30:00,714 --> 00:30:02,937
their patients . And we're reaching out 

699
00:30:02,937 --> 00:30:05,103
through military service organizations 

700
00:30:05,103 --> 00:30:06,937
like all of you at the Blue Star 

701
00:30:06,937 --> 00:30:09,103
families to help steer families in the 

702
00:30:09,103 --> 00:30:11,270
right direction . In most cases , thes 

703
00:30:11,270 --> 00:30:13,492
individuals have a civilian health care 

704
00:30:13,492 --> 00:30:15,603
provider who's also helping them with 

705
00:30:15,603 --> 00:30:15,270
this information . 

706
00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:22,862
That's really great information general 

707
00:30:22,862 --> 00:30:24,918
place . I appreciate that answer . A 

708
00:30:24,918 --> 00:30:26,973
number of families have also asked , 

709
00:30:26,973 --> 00:30:28,973
how will the vaccine be distributed 

710
00:30:28,973 --> 00:30:31,084
overseas ? We have lots of families , 

711
00:30:31,084 --> 00:30:32,918
kokonas plenty of folks that are 

712
00:30:32,918 --> 00:30:34,918
concerned about ? How do we get the 

713
00:30:34,918 --> 00:30:36,862
vaccine overseas ? Can you share a 

714
00:30:36,862 --> 00:30:38,640
little bit about that process ? 

715
00:30:41,240 --> 00:30:43,407
Well , we're shipping vaccine overseas 

716
00:30:43,407 --> 00:30:45,710
right now and moving through a phase 

717
00:30:45,710 --> 00:30:47,766
model , same phase model we're using 

718
00:30:47,766 --> 00:30:49,766
here in the United States . For the 

719
00:30:49,766 --> 00:30:51,654
most part , we've not yet reached 

720
00:30:51,654 --> 00:30:53,543
healthy family members . Military 

721
00:30:53,543 --> 00:30:55,154
families overseas are in the 

722
00:30:55,154 --> 00:30:57,321
requirements we provided to Health and 

723
00:30:57,321 --> 00:30:59,543
Human Services and the 500 . But here's 

724
00:30:59,543 --> 00:31:01,432
the good news . We've shipped and 

725
00:31:01,432 --> 00:31:03,321
administered vaccine for military 

726
00:31:03,321 --> 00:31:05,890
families overseas for decades . We have 

727
00:31:05,890 --> 00:31:08,057
processes in place to receive and then 

728
00:31:08,057 --> 00:31:10,279
administer the covert vaccine , just as 

729
00:31:10,279 --> 00:31:12,057
we do for every other vaccine . 

730
00:31:12,057 --> 00:31:14,500
Obviously , for right now , we're not 

731
00:31:14,500 --> 00:31:16,600
gonna be vaccinating anyone under 18 

732
00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:19,850
years of age overseas because Pfizer is 

733
00:31:19,850 --> 00:31:21,961
not shipping their vaccine overseas . 

734
00:31:21,961 --> 00:31:23,850
So we're Onley using the modern a 

735
00:31:23,850 --> 00:31:25,850
vaccine for overseas families . And 

736
00:31:25,850 --> 00:31:27,794
that vaccine is Onley approved for 

737
00:31:27,794 --> 00:31:30,128
adults so 18 years old of age and older . 

738
00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:32,730
But to say again , both military 

739
00:31:32,730 --> 00:31:34,619
families overseas and here in the 

740
00:31:34,619 --> 00:31:36,730
United States are in our requirements 

741
00:31:36,730 --> 00:31:38,397
Plan for receiving vaccines . 

742
00:31:42,140 --> 00:31:45,180
Okay , We got it so very important 

743
00:31:45,180 --> 00:31:47,347
information for okay . Honesty members 

744
00:31:47,347 --> 00:31:49,458
now journal place . We'd love to know 

745
00:31:49,458 --> 00:31:51,680
what can you tell us about distribution 

746
00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:53,569
to the National Guard and Reserve 

747
00:31:53,569 --> 00:31:55,624
Service members and their families ? 

748
00:31:56,440 --> 00:31:58,551
I'm glad you asked that question . In 

749
00:31:58,551 --> 00:32:00,718
some cases , military reserve families 

750
00:32:00,718 --> 00:32:02,718
feel for gotten . And so when we're 

751
00:32:02,718 --> 00:32:04,662
talking about reservists and their 

752
00:32:04,662 --> 00:32:06,384
families , the answers can get 

753
00:32:06,384 --> 00:32:08,440
relatively complex , so I want to be 

754
00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:10,440
very accurate here . So first , the 

755
00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:12,662
reserve community , both National Guard 

756
00:32:12,662 --> 00:32:14,551
and Reserve units , are receiving 

757
00:32:14,551 --> 00:32:16,773
vaccine , and they're part of our D O . 

758
00:32:16,773 --> 00:32:18,884
D requirements . Thes units are being 

759
00:32:18,884 --> 00:32:20,884
vaccinated now . Second , ast faras 

760
00:32:20,884 --> 00:32:23,051
reserves families go if the reserve or 

761
00:32:23,051 --> 00:32:25,670
Guard members activated for 30 days or 

762
00:32:25,670 --> 00:32:27,850
Mawr . Their family members are also 

763
00:32:27,850 --> 00:32:29,961
eligible for care in every one of our 

764
00:32:29,961 --> 00:32:33,290
MTs . However , right now we're not 

765
00:32:33,290 --> 00:32:35,512
vaccinating healthy beneficiaries under 

766
00:32:35,512 --> 00:32:37,346
the age of 65 beyond health care 

767
00:32:37,346 --> 00:32:39,040
workers , first responders or 

768
00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:40,873
individuals in critical national 

769
00:32:40,873 --> 00:32:42,990
security position . So each location 

770
00:32:42,990 --> 00:32:45,212
will have some variation where they are 

771
00:32:45,212 --> 00:32:47,379
in their phase based on the population 

772
00:32:47,379 --> 00:32:50,570
they're serving . But we will vaccinate . 

773
00:32:50,670 --> 00:32:52,670
Families have activated reserve and 

774
00:32:52,670 --> 00:32:54,837
guard members for everyone else . Stay 

775
00:32:54,837 --> 00:32:56,781
tuned to your local sources on the 

776
00:32:56,781 --> 00:32:58,670
availability of vaccine from your 

777
00:32:58,670 --> 00:32:59,837
civilian community . 

778
00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:05,918
Thank you , Lieutenant . General Place . 

779
00:33:05,918 --> 00:33:07,862
I know that our military connected 

780
00:33:07,862 --> 00:33:10,029
families that are gathered here really 

781
00:33:10,029 --> 00:33:12,251
do appreciate your willingness to share 

782
00:33:12,251 --> 00:33:14,473
insights also all around the world . So 

783
00:33:14,473 --> 00:33:14,000
we look forward to continue 

784
00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:16,056
collaboration with you and your team 

785
00:33:16,056 --> 00:33:18,670
and the months to come . So now it's my 

786
00:33:18,670 --> 00:33:20,726
great pleasure to welcome Dr Richard 

787
00:33:20,726 --> 00:33:23,060
Stone . Dr . Stone is the acting 

788
00:33:23,060 --> 00:33:24,893
undersecretary for health at the 

789
00:33:24,893 --> 00:33:27,004
Veterans Health Administration . Dr . 

790
00:33:27,004 --> 00:33:29,060
Stone currently directs the Veterans 

791
00:33:29,060 --> 00:33:30,949
Health care system overseeing the 

792
00:33:30,949 --> 00:33:32,893
delivery of care to more than nine 

793
00:33:32,893 --> 00:33:35,060
million enrolled veterans . Dr Stone , 

794
00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:37,413
which , like , say , a few words , Well , 

795
00:33:37,413 --> 00:33:39,636
thank you and thank you all for joining 

796
00:33:39,636 --> 00:33:41,710
us today and thank you to President 

797
00:33:41,710 --> 00:33:44,100
Biden and our first lady for their 

798
00:33:44,100 --> 00:33:46,044
commitment to military and veteran 

799
00:33:46,044 --> 00:33:48,850
families . I'm honored to be here with 

800
00:33:48,850 --> 00:33:51,720
my fellow civil servants and military 

801
00:33:51,720 --> 00:33:54,520
leaders , and I'm Dr Richard Stone of a 

802
00:33:54,520 --> 00:33:57,840
23 year Army veteran . And I'm a doctor 

803
00:33:57,850 --> 00:34:00,530
who has practiced actively for over 40 

804
00:34:00,530 --> 00:34:03,420
years . I finished my military career , 

805
00:34:03,420 --> 00:34:05,476
is the deputy surgeon general of the 

806
00:34:05,476 --> 00:34:07,309
Army , and I've been running the 

807
00:34:07,309 --> 00:34:09,476
Veterans Health Administration for the 

808
00:34:09,476 --> 00:34:11,910
past 2.5 years . Today I represent very 

809
00:34:11,910 --> 00:34:15,700
proudly almost 370,000 va 

810
00:34:15,700 --> 00:34:18,310
employees who are deeply committed to 

811
00:34:18,310 --> 00:34:20,620
our mission of caring for America's 

812
00:34:20,620 --> 00:34:23,700
service members and veterans , military 

813
00:34:23,700 --> 00:34:25,589
families , air usedto leading our 

814
00:34:25,589 --> 00:34:27,790
nation . And I want to thank you all 

815
00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:29,720
for setting an example for all of 

816
00:34:29,720 --> 00:34:32,360
Americans in helping us defeat Kovar . 

817
00:34:32,360 --> 00:34:35,910
19 . Your leadership and masking and 

818
00:34:35,910 --> 00:34:38,210
practicing physical distancing have 

819
00:34:38,210 --> 00:34:40,377
helped slow the spread of this virus , 

820
00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:42,840
and we're here today to answer your 

821
00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:45,010
questions about vaccinations and to 

822
00:34:45,010 --> 00:34:48,080
help end this pandemic . I also want to 

823
00:34:48,080 --> 00:34:51,150
focus on our caregivers of our veterans 

824
00:34:51,150 --> 00:34:53,380
and to ensure that they are healthy and 

825
00:34:53,380 --> 00:34:55,670
able to continue their important work . 

826
00:34:56,140 --> 00:34:58,480
We're going to begin offering Covad 19 

827
00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:00,980
testing and Vaccinations , two 

828
00:35:00,980 --> 00:35:03,020
designated family caregivers of 

829
00:35:03,020 --> 00:35:05,690
veterans participating in what we call 

830
00:35:05,690 --> 00:35:08,340
the program of comprehensive assistance 

831
00:35:08,350 --> 00:35:11,630
for family caregivers . I want you to 

832
00:35:11,630 --> 00:35:13,741
contact your facilities , caregiver , 

833
00:35:13,741 --> 00:35:15,540
support coordinator , firm or 

834
00:35:15,540 --> 00:35:17,762
information on this important program . 

835
00:35:18,340 --> 00:35:20,284
Now I know that there are a lot of 

836
00:35:20,284 --> 00:35:22,507
questions out there about the vaccine , 

837
00:35:22,507 --> 00:35:24,451
and I want every veteran and every 

838
00:35:24,451 --> 00:35:26,618
family member and every service member 

839
00:35:26,618 --> 00:35:28,784
to know that they should talk to their 

840
00:35:28,784 --> 00:35:31,050
own medical provider , either at the VA 

841
00:35:31,050 --> 00:35:33,610
or at an M T F or elsewhere . If they 

842
00:35:33,610 --> 00:35:37,330
have questions you . Nova yesterday 

843
00:35:37,340 --> 00:35:40,660
delivered its one millionth dose of 

844
00:35:40,660 --> 00:35:43,310
vaccine to veterans and employees , 

845
00:35:43,740 --> 00:35:45,740
where I'm looking forward to taking 

846
00:35:45,740 --> 00:35:47,620
your questions and honoring your 

847
00:35:47,620 --> 00:35:50,390
service to the nation . Thanks so much 

848
00:35:50,390 --> 00:35:53,590
for all you dio . Thank you , Kobe . Dr 

849
00:35:53,590 --> 00:35:55,534
Stone . Thank you . And Department 

850
00:35:55,534 --> 00:35:57,590
Veterans Affairs and Veterans Health 

851
00:35:57,590 --> 00:35:59,812
Administration . We appreciate having a 

852
00:35:59,812 --> 00:36:01,868
representative from the V A to speak 

853
00:36:01,868 --> 00:36:01,310
with us today and to the veteran 

854
00:36:01,310 --> 00:36:03,477
community as well . So , like , that's 

855
00:36:03,477 --> 00:36:05,477
a couple questions submitted by our 

856
00:36:05,477 --> 00:36:07,199
audience . We've had over 1000 

857
00:36:07,199 --> 00:36:09,254
questions that have been emailed and 

858
00:36:09,254 --> 00:36:11,254
submitted , and I know the audience 

859
00:36:11,254 --> 00:36:13,477
gathered here today is also super eager 

860
00:36:13,477 --> 00:36:15,699
to hear what you have to say . So first 

861
00:36:15,699 --> 00:36:17,866
question . One third of veteran family 

862
00:36:17,866 --> 00:36:20,032
respondents who say they won't receive 

863
00:36:20,032 --> 00:36:22,032
the vaccine report that they aren't 

864
00:36:22,032 --> 00:36:24,032
doing so because of personal health 

865
00:36:24,032 --> 00:36:24,020
reasons , so they might be immuno 

866
00:36:24,020 --> 00:36:26,270
compromised as an example . So what are 

867
00:36:26,270 --> 00:36:28,437
the current recommendations for immuno 

868
00:36:28,437 --> 00:36:30,770
compromised veterans and their families ? 

869
00:36:31,730 --> 00:36:34,060
Well , is Dr Fauci mentioned just a few 

870
00:36:34,060 --> 00:36:36,160
minutes ago , Immuno compromised 

871
00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:38,271
individuals are at greater risk of co 

872
00:36:38,271 --> 00:36:40,510
vid and severe cove it and one of the 

873
00:36:40,510 --> 00:36:43,070
things we need to do is to recognize 

874
00:36:43,070 --> 00:36:45,292
the fact that if you're at great risk , 

875
00:36:45,430 --> 00:36:47,550
you should be getting the vaccine . 

876
00:36:47,930 --> 00:36:51,020
Taking the vaccine is a very personal 

877
00:36:51,020 --> 00:36:53,131
decision , and many of those personal 

878
00:36:53,131 --> 00:36:55,353
decisions should be discussed with your 

879
00:36:55,353 --> 00:36:58,000
health care provider . But , you know , 

880
00:36:58,000 --> 00:37:01,880
our our 370,000 employees 

881
00:37:01,890 --> 00:37:03,890
who have been on the front lines of 

882
00:37:03,890 --> 00:37:07,320
this pandemic for the last year have 

883
00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:10,870
lined up to get this vaccine over . 85% 

884
00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:13,770
of a employees have now had at least 

885
00:37:13,770 --> 00:37:15,810
their first immunization . It's an 

886
00:37:15,810 --> 00:37:17,960
extraordinary testament to the fact 

887
00:37:18,170 --> 00:37:20,114
that we believe it's safe and were 

888
00:37:20,114 --> 00:37:21,892
lining up to get it ourselves . 

889
00:37:23,930 --> 00:37:25,763
Thank you . That's super helpful 

890
00:37:25,763 --> 00:37:27,920
information . You know , we're a part 

891
00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:29,920
of a larger veteran military family 

892
00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:32,087
community , I was reminded recently by 

893
00:37:32,087 --> 00:37:33,976
some of our non profit friends in 

894
00:37:33,976 --> 00:37:36,198
places like Mullah Taps , A U . S . A . 

895
00:37:36,198 --> 00:37:38,420
And Armed Forces Y M C . A . And , they 

896
00:37:38,420 --> 00:37:40,531
asked , lost a lot of questions . One 

897
00:37:40,531 --> 00:37:42,698
of the consistent questions we get are 

898
00:37:42,698 --> 00:37:44,531
the fact that many people in our 

899
00:37:44,531 --> 00:37:46,753
veteran military family community don't 

900
00:37:46,753 --> 00:37:48,864
receive their medical care from M T F 

901
00:37:48,864 --> 00:37:50,976
or even from a VA health clinic , and 

902
00:37:50,976 --> 00:37:53,142
sometimes they don't live particularly 

903
00:37:53,142 --> 00:37:55,198
close to those locations either . So 

904
00:37:55,198 --> 00:37:56,920
how can they access up to date 

905
00:37:56,920 --> 00:37:59,087
information or even sign up to receive 

906
00:37:59,087 --> 00:38:01,309
the vaccine ? We know that over half of 

907
00:38:01,309 --> 00:38:04,910
our veterans , half of our are enrolled 

908
00:38:04,910 --> 00:38:08,040
population live in rural areas a long 

909
00:38:08,040 --> 00:38:11,960
way from even our 1700 sites of care 

910
00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:14,750
delivery . We have over 215 sites 

911
00:38:14,750 --> 00:38:16,980
delivering vaccine today , and we'll 

912
00:38:16,980 --> 00:38:20,410
expand it . But we would encourage all 

913
00:38:20,410 --> 00:38:22,770
veterans or interested families to go 

914
00:38:22,770 --> 00:38:26,620
to va gov . And if you look at that 

915
00:38:26,620 --> 00:38:28,564
website , if you go to the top and 

916
00:38:28,564 --> 00:38:30,600
you'll see a site that says keep me 

917
00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:32,600
informed and it'll give you all the 

918
00:38:32,600 --> 00:38:35,530
information you need or go to their 

919
00:38:36,020 --> 00:38:38,370
their local VA Medical Center closest 

920
00:38:38,370 --> 00:38:40,850
VA Medical Center website and do the 

921
00:38:40,850 --> 00:38:43,110
same thing and it will help keep you 

922
00:38:43,110 --> 00:38:45,710
informed . We've also been reaching out 

923
00:38:45,710 --> 00:38:47,877
in some pretty unique ways . In fact , 

924
00:38:47,877 --> 00:38:50,930
yesterday way immunized 

925
00:38:50,930 --> 00:38:54,830
500 veterans in rural Montana , where 

926
00:38:54,830 --> 00:38:57,530
we literally flew in the vaccine to 

927
00:38:57,530 --> 00:39:01,340
that community on a small airplane 

928
00:39:01,520 --> 00:39:03,742
in the midst of the winner . In order , 

929
00:39:03,742 --> 00:39:06,020
Thio reach veterans and their families . 

930
00:39:06,020 --> 00:39:08,187
We're working hard to get this vaccine 

931
00:39:08,187 --> 00:39:11,110
out to as many people as we can , and 

932
00:39:11,110 --> 00:39:13,280
I'm really encouraged that so many of 

933
00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:15,700
our veterans have expressed an interest 

934
00:39:15,700 --> 00:39:17,900
in being vaccinated . We're still 

935
00:39:17,900 --> 00:39:19,678
getting through our high risk . 

936
00:39:19,678 --> 00:39:22,390
Individuals are over 75 years old or 

937
00:39:22,390 --> 00:39:24,720
over 65 years old , depending on the 

938
00:39:24,720 --> 00:39:26,776
area of the country that you're in . 

939
00:39:26,776 --> 00:39:28,887
But we're trying to get toe everybody 

940
00:39:28,887 --> 00:39:30,980
that wants the vaccine as quickly as 

941
00:39:30,980 --> 00:39:34,820
possible . Thanks , Dr Stone and via 

942
00:39:34,820 --> 00:39:37,140
dot gov sign up for the updates . I 

943
00:39:37,140 --> 00:39:39,251
actually signed up myself , and I can 

944
00:39:39,251 --> 00:39:41,307
testify that it works . I'm a combat 

945
00:39:41,307 --> 00:39:43,362
veteran myself and I did sign up for 

946
00:39:43,362 --> 00:39:45,418
the update , so we really appreciate 

947
00:39:45,418 --> 00:39:47,084
that's a fantastic way to get 

948
00:39:47,084 --> 00:39:47,060
information about the vaccine . For a 

949
00:39:47,060 --> 00:39:49,171
veteran community , the next question 

950
00:39:49,171 --> 00:39:51,116
is really about how family members 

951
00:39:51,116 --> 00:39:53,282
receive the vaccine . And the question 

952
00:39:53,282 --> 00:39:55,338
is , can family members received the 

953
00:39:55,338 --> 00:39:57,338
vaccine through the local community 

954
00:39:57,338 --> 00:39:59,560
health care provider or at M , T , F or 

955
00:39:59,570 --> 00:40:02,340
V A facility ? Well , family members , 

956
00:40:02,340 --> 00:40:04,760
unless they're engaged in our our 

957
00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:07,630
caregiver program , will need to go to 

958
00:40:07,630 --> 00:40:10,000
their local community in order to get 

959
00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:12,190
the vaccine delivered , and at this 

960
00:40:12,190 --> 00:40:14,280
time we have enough vaccine toe 

961
00:40:14,290 --> 00:40:17,750
vaccinate are high risk veterans , but 

962
00:40:17,750 --> 00:40:20,360
not the family members and just as 

963
00:40:20,360 --> 00:40:22,660
General Place had discussed . We'll 

964
00:40:22,660 --> 00:40:25,450
need to depend on the commercial or the 

965
00:40:25,450 --> 00:40:28,250
civilian deliver system to help support 

966
00:40:28,250 --> 00:40:30,083
that . And so contact your local 

967
00:40:30,083 --> 00:40:32,840
community health department and see if 

968
00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:34,507
you can get on the list to be 

969
00:40:34,507 --> 00:40:37,380
vaccinated . I know this could be 

970
00:40:37,380 --> 00:40:39,740
really frustrating , Kobe , and there's 

971
00:40:39,740 --> 00:40:41,900
a lot of people that want this . You 

972
00:40:41,900 --> 00:40:44,067
know , most of our research shows that 

973
00:40:44,067 --> 00:40:46,290
a smudge is 85% of people want the 

974
00:40:46,290 --> 00:40:48,710
vaccine , and of the people that are 

975
00:40:48,710 --> 00:40:50,766
concerned about it , they may really 

976
00:40:50,766 --> 00:40:52,932
want to see that it's safe before they 

977
00:40:52,932 --> 00:40:55,099
decide toe actually take the vaccine . 

978
00:40:55,099 --> 00:40:57,530
But the vast majority of them once they 

979
00:40:57,530 --> 00:41:00,460
are convinced that it's safe , we'll go 

980
00:41:00,460 --> 00:41:02,516
ahead and get the vaccine . And it's 

981
00:41:02,516 --> 00:41:05,430
why this effort is so important to just 

982
00:41:05,430 --> 00:41:07,430
allow people a chance to have their 

983
00:41:07,430 --> 00:41:10,550
questions answered , uh , in this kind 

984
00:41:10,550 --> 00:41:12,880
of forum . And I congratulate the Red 

985
00:41:12,880 --> 00:41:15,380
Cross and Blue Star families for really 

986
00:41:15,380 --> 00:41:18,620
conducting this kind of forum . Thanks , 

987
00:41:18,620 --> 00:41:22,620
Dr Stone . So my dad's a veteran 

988
00:41:22,620 --> 00:41:25,230
and Army veteran . He's in his eighties , 

989
00:41:25,230 --> 00:41:27,820
and he recently got this vaccine , but 

990
00:41:27,820 --> 00:41:29,987
that was the big question until he got 

991
00:41:29,987 --> 00:41:32,209
it . And the question that he had in so 

992
00:41:32,209 --> 00:41:34,431
many other family members have is , you 

993
00:41:34,431 --> 00:41:36,542
know , when do you think your average 

994
00:41:36,542 --> 00:41:38,876
family member middle aged , good health ? 

995
00:41:38,876 --> 00:41:40,876
You know , when when can we get the 

996
00:41:40,876 --> 00:41:43,700
vaccine ? Well , it's the big question , 

997
00:41:43,710 --> 00:41:45,877
and the question really relates to how 

998
00:41:45,877 --> 00:41:47,770
much vaccine we have and we're 

999
00:41:47,770 --> 00:41:51,470
prioritizing based on risk . And 

1000
00:41:51,480 --> 00:41:53,900
right now , I would tell you I can't 

1001
00:41:53,910 --> 00:41:56,880
predict exactly when that will be 

1002
00:41:56,880 --> 00:41:59,400
available . What I can tell you is that 

1003
00:41:59,400 --> 00:42:01,950
the manufacturers air telling us that 

1004
00:42:01,950 --> 00:42:04,006
they will continue to increase their 

1005
00:42:04,006 --> 00:42:07,190
production of vaccine Azaz . We go 

1006
00:42:07,190 --> 00:42:09,301
through the next few weeks , and it's 

1007
00:42:09,301 --> 00:42:11,523
our hope that as we reach the months of 

1008
00:42:11,523 --> 00:42:13,746
March and the end of March , that we'll 

1009
00:42:13,746 --> 00:42:15,968
see dramatic increases in the amount of 

1010
00:42:15,968 --> 00:42:17,968
vaccine that's available and we can 

1011
00:42:17,968 --> 00:42:20,030
begin to approach some of the lower 

1012
00:42:20,030 --> 00:42:22,520
risk populations . But what's 

1013
00:42:22,520 --> 00:42:24,520
encouraging is how many people have 

1014
00:42:24,520 --> 00:42:27,930
signed up to stay informed , to call , 

1015
00:42:27,930 --> 00:42:29,986
to talk to their providers and say , 

1016
00:42:29,986 --> 00:42:32,152
Where am I on the list and when do you 

1017
00:42:32,152 --> 00:42:34,152
think this will reach me ? That's a 

1018
00:42:34,152 --> 00:42:36,263
very good sign . You know , all of us 

1019
00:42:36,263 --> 00:42:38,374
want to get through this last mile of 

1020
00:42:38,374 --> 00:42:40,430
this pandemic and It's going to seem 

1021
00:42:40,430 --> 00:42:43,360
like an awful long mile waiting for the 

1022
00:42:43,370 --> 00:42:45,880
vaccine to come . But none of us are 

1023
00:42:45,880 --> 00:42:47,936
going to be able to resume our lives 

1024
00:42:48,040 --> 00:42:49,929
and be able to get out and do the 

1025
00:42:49,929 --> 00:42:52,200
things we want to dio until we get to 

1026
00:42:52,200 --> 00:42:55,170
the point of it . Least six years . 70% 

1027
00:42:55,170 --> 00:42:57,920
of the American population immunized . 

1028
00:42:58,300 --> 00:43:00,467
How long the immunization will last is 

1029
00:43:00,467 --> 00:43:02,689
something that Dr Fauci will answer for 

1030
00:43:02,689 --> 00:43:06,010
us with his team . Until then , our job 

1031
00:43:06,010 --> 00:43:08,066
is to get his much information as we 

1032
00:43:08,066 --> 00:43:11,200
can and then making unformed decision 

1033
00:43:11,200 --> 00:43:13,256
for ourselves and for our families . 

1034
00:43:14,900 --> 00:43:18,150
Thanks , Dr Stone patients . So it is a 

1035
00:43:18,150 --> 00:43:20,428
log last mile . But we will be patient , 

1036
00:43:20,428 --> 00:43:23,190
and we will wait our turn and continue 

1037
00:43:23,190 --> 00:43:25,790
to provide , uh , the safety and secure 

1038
00:43:25,800 --> 00:43:27,689
environment that we all deserve . 

1039
00:43:27,689 --> 00:43:29,633
Wearing our mass washing our hands 

1040
00:43:29,633 --> 00:43:31,744
socially distanced Thank you for your 

1041
00:43:31,744 --> 00:43:33,911
time today and your expertise . I know 

1042
00:43:33,911 --> 00:43:35,800
that those that are gathered here 

1043
00:43:35,800 --> 00:43:35,540
appreciate your willingness to share 

1044
00:43:35,540 --> 00:43:37,262
your insights on the vaccine's 

1045
00:43:37,262 --> 00:43:39,318
effectiveness as well as the rollout 

1046
00:43:39,318 --> 00:43:41,262
within the veterans community . So 

1047
00:43:41,262 --> 00:43:43,373
we'll keep in touch with you and your 

1048
00:43:43,373 --> 00:43:45,596
team in the coming weeks and months and 

1049
00:43:45,596 --> 00:43:47,818
continue to share important information 

1050
00:43:47,818 --> 00:43:47,030
and updates from the department , 

1051
00:43:47,030 --> 00:43:48,919
Veterans Affairs and the Veterans 

1052
00:43:48,919 --> 00:43:50,974
Health Administration . Dr . Stone , 

1053
00:43:50,974 --> 00:43:53,141
thank you so much . Thank you , Kobe . 

1054
00:43:56,600 --> 00:43:59,600
Okay , so now it's my honor to welcome 

1055
00:43:59,600 --> 00:44:02,120
senior enlisted advisor to the Chairman 

1056
00:44:02,130 --> 00:44:06,080
Ramon Colin Lopez and Janet Cone . The 

1057
00:44:06,080 --> 00:44:08,430
SEAQ and Mrs Cologne have been integral 

1058
00:44:08,430 --> 00:44:10,652
to both the readiness and morale of our 

1059
00:44:10,652 --> 00:44:12,708
service members and their families . 

1060
00:44:12,790 --> 00:44:14,957
Throughout the pandemic . The SEAQ has 

1061
00:44:14,957 --> 00:44:17,290
served as a key advisor to the chairman . 

1062
00:44:17,290 --> 00:44:19,290
So thank you both for your time and 

1063
00:44:19,290 --> 00:44:21,568
taking the time to share with us today . 

1064
00:44:25,390 --> 00:44:27,390
Thank you to Blue Star families for 

1065
00:44:27,390 --> 00:44:29,640
giving us the opportunity to speak on 

1066
00:44:29,640 --> 00:44:32,000
this important issue . My wife , Janet , 

1067
00:44:32,000 --> 00:44:34,056
and I would like to take a moment to 

1068
00:44:34,056 --> 00:44:36,560
emphasize how much would genuinely care 

1069
00:44:36,570 --> 00:44:38,800
about the health and well being off all 

1070
00:44:38,800 --> 00:44:40,633
of our service members and their 

1071
00:44:40,633 --> 00:44:41,633
families . 

1072
00:44:48,390 --> 00:44:51,900
Focus . I'm sorry . It seems that we 

1073
00:44:51,900 --> 00:44:55,010
have some technical difficulties with 

1074
00:44:55,390 --> 00:44:57,612
the SEAQ and Mrs Cullen's feed , and if 

1075
00:44:57,612 --> 00:44:59,834
we can get them back , we'll bring them 

1076
00:44:59,834 --> 00:45:02,720
back to the onto the group with us . 

1077
00:45:04,190 --> 00:45:06,301
We've been so fortunate to share this 

1078
00:45:06,301 --> 00:45:08,890
hour with our Panelists and with all of 

1079
00:45:08,890 --> 00:45:10,946
you , I want to let you know that we 

1080
00:45:10,946 --> 00:45:12,779
remain committed to bringing you 

1081
00:45:12,779 --> 00:45:14,723
information such as information we 

1082
00:45:14,723 --> 00:45:16,834
brought you today and to dig into how 

1083
00:45:16,834 --> 00:45:20,230
we can help all of us safely get access 

1084
00:45:20,240 --> 00:45:22,710
to the vaccine so that we can continue 

1085
00:45:22,710 --> 00:45:25,170
on our mission of protecting this 

1086
00:45:25,170 --> 00:45:28,800
country that we all love so much . Kobe , 

1087
00:45:42,890 --> 00:45:46,210
I'm back . Kathy , thank you so much . 

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This has been fantastic . Um , and and 

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hopefully we'll be able to hear from 

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the SEAQ . He's so inspiring to so many 

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of us . You know , when I was in the 

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military as an officer , you know , 

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it's it's the enlisted advisors that 

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keep you straight and and the 

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information that they share it's so 

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critical for our junior enlisted and 

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are listed and our officer corps to be 

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completely frank with you . Um , you 

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know , thanks for for joining us , you 

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know , on the webinar . I just want to 

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say thank you to everybody . We do hope 

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that the experts that have gathered 

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gathered here today to help provide us 

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with this information . And hopefully 

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this information will help everybody 

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make the best decisions for their own 

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families as it relates to the code 19 

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vaccine you know , over the last year , 

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more than 70,000 people across the 

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country joined the Red Cross volunteers . 

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Volunteerism is extraordinarily 

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important to our community mission . 

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And if you'd like to help other 

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nonprofits like Blue Star Families and 

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the American Red Cross , deliver its 

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life saving mission to military 

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connected communities during this 

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public health emergency , please 

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consider volunteering . You can visit 

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many sites like serve dot gov , and 

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they'll help you get connected with an 

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important community service opportunity . 

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Kobe , Thank you for joining me today 

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and thank you to the American Red Cross 

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for co sponsoring this event and the 

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coming campaign with us . I would like 

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to take a moment to thank our event 

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sponsors both for this town hall , 

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Siri's homefront on the front lines and 

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for our new campaign team Up against 

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Cove in 19 , uh , in partnership with 

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the American Red Cross , today's uh , 

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town hall will be available online 

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through Blue Star Families website ESO 

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Please share it with others , and if 

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you did come in at the beginning , come 

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to us now see the post event email for 

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Link for Resource is provided by 

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today's participant and to watch the 

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event recording . Thank you again for 

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joining us today . Everyone have a 

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great afternoon , 

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thank you to Blue Star families for 

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giving us the opportunity to speak on 

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this important issue . My wife , Janet , 

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and I would like to take a moment to 

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emphasize how much were genuinely care 

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about the health and well being off all 

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of our service members and their 

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families . It is because of your 

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commitment and your family's unwavering 

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support that we have the freedoms we 

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share in this great nation . Also , we 

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would like to thank the 22,000 National 

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Guard personnel that are on the front 

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lines , providing support during the 

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pandemic and all of the health care 

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workers across the nation . All of the 

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speakers at this town hall have 

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provided some great information on 

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vaccinations on the importance for each 

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of you to research factual information 

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on make the best decisions for your 

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family's . You are our top priority , 

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and we pledge to always get the fax to 

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you . First we ask that you keep an 

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open mind about the vaccine . Do not 

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let social media drive your decision 

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and stay updated . We understand the 

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struggle with this vaccine decision and 

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we have had the same conversation in 

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our home . We encourage you to work 

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with your primary care doctor to 

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address concerns you may have about 

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getting vaccinated . While Janet has 

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yet to receive her vaccine , I recently 

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received my second does off the Cove it 

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19 vaccination . I'm glad to say that I 

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had a sore arm that subsided within a 

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day as the only side effect , and I 

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credit much of that to staying healthy 

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and fit . Healthy immune system is a 

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great first line of defense against 

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illness . Do not let quarantines , 

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lockdowns and social distance and keep 

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you from staying active , get creative 

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and develop the right habits to stay 

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fit all while staying safe . Throughout 

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history , our country has repeatedly 

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demonstrated toughness and 

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determination in the face of adversity . 

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This battle covert 19 has been no 

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different . Our service members and 

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their families have continued to endure , 

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continues training deployments and have 

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provided step that support to our 

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communities . While we hope all the 

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risks and consequences of this virus 

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will soon subside , we're very much 

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still in the fight . Do not become 

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complacent and do not lose focus , stay 

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vigilant and continue engage in this 

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enemy we call Covert 19 with a 

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concerted effort from the entire force , 

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we can and will effectively combat 

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covert 19 . Thank you . Rely on the fax 

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and stay healthy . 

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Thank you . To the SEAQ and toe . Mrs 

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Lopez . So glad you came back with us . 

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For all of you who stayed on the zoo . 

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Thio , get us to the end . We're glad 

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you stuck with us . We look forward to 

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seeing you again . Thank you for all of 

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the questions on God Bless .