Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel reacts to Moderna vaccine beginning U.S. distribution.
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Back to you guys,
Brian thanks so much Ashley
meanwhile lets bring in Fox
NEWS contributor, Dr Mark Seale,
Dr Siegel, im stunned.
We got this vaccine even
Anthony Fauci says by the spring.
We should really be will seeing
things begin to go back to
normal,
and this new incoming surgeon
general says. No. Maybe by the
summer
really
quo
its Brian, I think thats
speculation.
I think that we have to put our
eyes on whats actually been
happening, which is we got
almost three million doses of the
Pfizer vaccine out last week, and
now this week, six million
just heard six million of the
Moderna and another two million of
the Pfizer
by Christmas, see over ten million
doses out there
thats in just a couple of
weeks,
so I dont think you could sit
there and say well its going
to take until the summer.
At this rate, we should have
forty five million people vaccinated by
even before the spring,
by January, probably
based on what the centers for
Disease Control is saying on
Friday,
get the healthcare workers
vaccinated,
get those in nursing homes
vaccinated,
get everybody over the age of seventy. Five
vaccinated and all frontline
workers,
including police, firemen,
postal workers, teachers- all of
these people are going to be
vaccinated, probably by January,
and then we can start moving to
the general population.
I think he is being incredibly
conservative there on this
Emily doctor. The great news is
that we have a ton of vaccines
coming out,
but fourfor americanswatching do
which vaccine we take and if so,
which should we choose
Emily great question,
but you know what
im pretty convinced these
vaccines are almost identical.
The Moderna and Pfizer
Dr Fauci told me pretty much
the same.
All the experts are saying all
the vaccine experts.
I will tell you why the
technology is the same.
Heres whats different,
the Moderna, as you just heard,
can be sent around refrigerator
temperatures and kept in your
refrigerator for thirty days and in
prefilled vials
and then have it out for twelve
hours.
Guess what that fits.
It fits a doctors office.
It fits a clinic,
it fit a pharmacy.
It fits a smaller facility.
You will see the Moderna vaccine
given out in places where you
wouldnt want the Pfizer vaccine
to go.
Pfizer vaccine will be in the
big hospitals and the big
centers.
The other issue that we are
looking at is the issue of
allergy.
Now you have seen a lot of
publicity over a couple of
severe allergy cases
for the vast majority of people,
and I mean millions. There is no
concern whatsoever,
but we asked a question on the
Pfizer vaccine. Have you had a
severe allergic reaction?
Could you be allergic to one of
the ingredients?
We havent seen he that, at all
on the Moderna vaccine at this
point
are
much have been made, which
ones should get the vaccine on
camera should or shouldnt.
They
asked whether the president
should get the vaccine.
Here is what he said.
Do you have plans to have
President Trump get a shot in
the arm on camera?
From a scientific point of
view, I will remind people that
the president has had covid
within the last ninety days.
He received the monoclonal
antibodies. That is actually one
scenario where we tell people,
maybe you should hold off on
getting the vaccine
talk to your health provider to
right time
that doesnt make you immune.
There is a medical reason
that doesnt make you immune
are
PETE, listen to the tone on
that
lets. Do the flip side on how
the media now attacks the vice
president for getting the
vaccine
watch. This
MIKE Pence is expected to
get
laughter
first of two Pfizer shots
tomorrow.
Maybe save that dose for
somebody else.
The only cure MIKE Pence should
get right. Now is a bottle of
clorox and a heat lamp
lets start with MIKE Pence,
who started his day at the gun,
show getting his vaccine against
the virus that he assured us was
under control six months ago,
bearing his arms before a nation
that hadnt asked to see them
all sure. All Americans are
excited to see me the by who
let covid spread everywhere, get
one of the first vaccines
laughter
doctor. What do you even say?
Well, first of all, PETE I,
like the vice presidents, sense
of humor.
Secondly, he is sending a
message to the public on
compliance
im, more wondering about all the
Democrats that are taking it in
the halls of Congress. That dont
qualify,
I mean vice president, is sixty one
years old.
He is sending a message to older
Americans.
As far as the president is
concerned,
he told me on camera at the end.
Transcript generated on 2020-12-21.