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With the delta variant of thecoronavirusprovoking an increase in cases, deaths and hospitalizations, especially among non-vaccinated, the Vivek Murthy surgeon appeared onCnnClarify some misconceptions about immunity. Read 5 information points that can save your life - and to ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseSure sign that you have "Long" Covid and may even know.

CNN played a clip of a gentleman saying that he refused to getvaccinated Because he had natural immunity and "why would you interfere?" Mr. Murthy said, "First, I would not say anything. I would listen to. I would try to understand what his concerns are, what he heard about natural immunity in relation to immunity related to vaccine. And then I would try to talk to him about what we understand, in fact, studies on natural immunity, we see more and more data that tell us that when you get some protection against the Natural Infection, it's not as strong as what you get from the vaccine, especially with the Delta variant, which is the funniest and most contagious variant we have seen so far. We need all the protection. that we can get. That's why vaccines are so effective. "

Part of the vaccine hesitation "concerns trust and you can repair confidence overnight or in a conversation," Murthy said. "And so sometimes, the conversations we may have not seeming to move the needle at all, even if we are armed with facts and science. And that's why the messenger is important. In addition to the message, This effort to protect our country against Covid-19, obtaining people vaccinated. This must be an effort powered by people we build all of America. It's not just about what the government can do . It's not just about what hospitals will do. This is the choice we make to pick up the phone, call our family and friends, ask them if they have been vaccinated, do not hear them. They have not been, but then help them get the facts and get a place they can be vaccinated, that they can easily find now toVaccines.gov. "

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"We have certainly seen a lot more awareness of the risks and the consequences of health misinformation," said Murthy. "We have seen more engagement with some of the technological platforms and makes it growing growth, I think that the awareness and interest of the public and the measures they can take to reduce this misinformation, particularly by being more selective on what they share online. So it's all the good news, but the difficult news is that we always have a long way to go. We always see a misinformation spread like a wild fire on social media sites in particular, we always see many people in our communities, two-thirds of our unvaccinated individuals, who actually believe in myths on Covid-19 vaccination. , or think that these myths could be true. And so we have a lot of work to do. "

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Murthy called on press organizations "to make sure they provide a context. Not only, for example, in relation to a side effect, but by ensuring that people understand that this side effect could be incredibly rare. And in fact, much more aware that the consequences of having really sick ... and we must avoid what I think like a false equivalence, put a credible source against a clear, clearly non-credible source, we just hear two types of points of view. This gives people the false impression that some of these myths and malformations are believed by a large part of the people or by the scientific community. It is absolutely not the case. "

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Follow the public health fundamentals and help put an end to this pandemic, no matter where you live-get vaccinated. If you live in an area with low vaccination rates, wear a N95 facial mask Do not travel, social distance, avoid big crowds, do not go inside with people you are not shelter with (especially in bars), practice good hand hygiene and protect your life and the lives of others, don 't visit one of these 35 places you are most likely to catch Covid .