The Covid vaccine comes with a great warning of Azar
"It's not the end of our fight against Covid," said the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
As the first dose of theCOVID-19 [FeminineThe vaccine has deployed Monday,Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar called him an "extraordinary medical realization", but had a great warning for Americans this holiday season.The two-dose vaccine developed by Pfizer and Biontech was approved by the FDA last Friday. "95% of the efficiency, this vaccine is extraordinary to protect yourself from the virus," Azar said at the George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC "getting vaccinated will help keep you, your family and your family. country safely. "However,Azar warned that Americans must continue to practice public health measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. Read on and ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.
"Please, get the vaccine" -At continue to follow public health measures, "he said
The vaccine represents light at the end of the tunnel, but the pandemic is not over yet. You must always wash your hands, maintain social distance, avoid crowds, etc. "We need you are vigilant, we need you to do that because we want everyone to be here now to be here next year for the holiday season," says Azar. "Now is not the time to leave our guard. It's not the end of our fight against Covid but today marks a critical step in the ultimate defeat of Covid-19."
This caution is necessary because it will be months before the average American can not be vaccinated, which occurs in two doses two weeks apart. First of all, for the current limited provision, health workers and residents of the retirement home.
Earlier this morning on theToday Show, Azar prays practically Americans to be vaccinated when they are capable.
"If you are recommended to get it, and it is available for you-oh, please, get it," he said. "Protect yourself and protect those around you. But please, get the vaccine."
Azar said he hoped that the government could administer 100 million vaccines in February, how much anyone wants to be vaccinated could get it as easily as an influenza shot.
But he said that Americans need to "act responsibly" meanwhile.
"We have these vaccines that come to you - I want you to be there to get these vaccines," he said. "I want you to be there. I want Christmas and the holidays next year, I want everyone to your family go there. So, be careful in the coming weeks, be careful."
So far, the United States recorded 16 million cases of COVID-19 and more than 300,000 bound deaths.
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