WEBVTT 00:08.740 --> 00:11.110 Hello , Thunder . It's Colonel French . 00:11.110 --> 00:14.610 I'm joined today by our wing command 00:14.610 --> 00:17.850 Chief Chief Angela Beckon . And also 00:17.850 --> 00:19.900 here with us today is Captain Shed 00:19.910 --> 00:22.010 Nelson , who is our public health 00:22.020 --> 00:25.790 officer on the D s decide and also is 00:25.790 --> 00:29.180 the chief of infectious disease at 00:29.190 --> 00:31.820 University of Florida . Health kept 00:31.820 --> 00:33.931 Nelson Welcome . I have you here with 00:33.931 --> 00:37.300 us today , so we want to talk with you 00:37.300 --> 00:40.310 a little bit about the code Vax , Kovar , 00:40.310 --> 00:42.690 19 vaccine and certainly the mawr we 00:42.690 --> 00:44.746 learn , the more we wanna be able to 00:44.746 --> 00:46.912 share with you , especially as we roll 00:46.912 --> 00:49.023 out with this program . I think about 00:49.023 --> 00:51.190 the advent of this vaccine , which has 00:51.200 --> 00:53.480 been a pretty marvel of science and 00:53.490 --> 00:55.546 modern day science , especially Thio 00:55.546 --> 00:57.460 come out even within one year as 00:57.460 --> 00:59.820 effectively the D Day landings from 00:59.820 --> 01:02.880 World War Two . So we know that the war 01:02.880 --> 01:04.880 on Cove it is not over yet . But we 01:04.880 --> 01:06.991 have way have established a beachhead 01:06.991 --> 01:08.880 in the inevitable result is gonna 01:08.880 --> 01:10.936 happen . But the biggest thing is we 01:10.936 --> 01:13.102 want to reassure you Are airman in the 01:13.102 --> 01:15.550 thunder ? What ? What this vaccine 01:15.550 --> 01:17.740 means not only some concerns you may 01:17.740 --> 01:20.280 have , but also how we're gonna roll 01:20.280 --> 01:23.160 this out to our force . So , Chief , 01:23.170 --> 01:25.503 any thoughts initially here ? Yes , sir . 01:25.503 --> 01:27.726 Basically , we just wanted to make sure 01:27.726 --> 01:29.892 that every airman in our formation had 01:29.892 --> 01:32.003 accurate information and they had the 01:32.003 --> 01:33.837 opportunity to ask questions and 01:33.837 --> 01:36.003 expressed some concerns to the subject 01:36.003 --> 01:38.337 matter . Experts such as Captain Nelson . 01:38.337 --> 01:40.503 Okay , very good . So we're gonna take 01:40.503 --> 01:42.559 some questions and answers here , or 01:42.559 --> 01:44.781 some questions that the are Airman have 01:44.781 --> 01:46.948 had . We know that we're not gonna hit 01:46.948 --> 01:49.400 every question . Uh , some of them are 01:49.400 --> 01:51.400 just haven't been asked yet . So we 01:51.400 --> 01:53.122 encourage you , as you do have 01:53.122 --> 01:55.289 questions to channel those up . Please 01:55.289 --> 01:57.622 don't hesitate up through our med group , 01:57.622 --> 01:59.733 especially . Our med group is running 01:59.733 --> 02:01.622 with this program for the vaccine 02:01.622 --> 02:03.870 administration , and they have a wealth 02:03.880 --> 02:06.600 of information . A wealth of our 02:06.610 --> 02:08.777 medical professionals have been on the 02:08.777 --> 02:11.040 frontlines of fighting this pandemic 02:11.040 --> 02:13.220 both in their civilian capacities as 02:13.220 --> 02:15.740 well as in our military capacities on 02:15.750 --> 02:19.170 state duty . So we're gonna jump right 02:19.170 --> 02:22.910 in to our first question . I'm Master 02:22.910 --> 02:25.060 Sergeant Cicero with the avionics 02:25.060 --> 02:28.640 section for the 25th Fighter Wind . The 02:28.650 --> 02:30.650 process for the vaccine moved along 02:30.650 --> 02:33.210 very quickly . How can I know that the 02:33.210 --> 02:36.190 vaccine is safe and effective . Yes , 02:36.190 --> 02:38.357 so that's an excellent question . This 02:38.357 --> 02:40.690 vaccine did hit the market very quickly , 02:40.690 --> 02:42.412 but there's reasons for that . 02:42.412 --> 02:44.357 Primarily a lot of money was spent 02:44.357 --> 02:46.523 globally in order to find this vaccine 02:46.523 --> 02:48.830 and get it to market . Additionally , 02:48.840 --> 02:51.370 many independent committees researchers , 02:51.380 --> 02:53.790 medical experts were in on the approval 02:53.790 --> 02:56.090 process the entire time . Remember , 02:56.090 --> 02:58.201 this started back as early as March , 02:58.201 --> 03:00.260 and so there's been a lot of insight 03:00.440 --> 03:03.020 into how this vaccine works and how 03:03.020 --> 03:05.076 it's going to look from a safety and 03:05.076 --> 03:07.020 efficacy standpoint by independent 03:07.020 --> 03:09.076 researchers that were not government 03:09.076 --> 03:11.076 backed . So I believe I've seen the 03:11.076 --> 03:13.242 evidence . This is not only a safe but 03:13.242 --> 03:15.576 in efficacious vaccine . Captain Nelson , 03:15.576 --> 03:17.820 I'll ask a follow up question . Were 03:17.820 --> 03:21.520 any corners cut in a normal process 03:21.530 --> 03:24.080 of vaccine administration ? Yes , 03:24.080 --> 03:26.413 that's a good question , Colonel French . 03:26.413 --> 03:28.413 And the answer is no . This vaccine 03:28.413 --> 03:30.720 actually has been in development for 03:30.720 --> 03:32.498 quite some time . Although mRNA 03:32.498 --> 03:34.776 vaccines are new to the general public , 03:34.776 --> 03:36.887 they've actually been around for over 03:36.887 --> 03:38.998 10 years , and so the first effective 03:38.998 --> 03:40.998 vaccine was actually for Zika virus 03:40.998 --> 03:43.040 several years ago . Although this 03:43.040 --> 03:45.207 technology is new to the public , it's 03:45.207 --> 03:47.207 not new to scientists who have been 03:47.207 --> 03:49.373 using it . Excellent . And I think one 03:49.373 --> 03:51.596 of the keys for a lot of us just at the 03:51.596 --> 03:53.651 common levels . How can it back ? We 03:53.651 --> 03:55.762 hear about vaccines taken 10 years to 03:55.762 --> 03:57.707 come out . How could this happen ? 03:57.707 --> 04:00.240 Within one year ? Effectively , the 04:00.250 --> 04:02.250 government , through Operation Warp 04:02.250 --> 04:05.990 speed , helped fund the production of a 04:05.990 --> 04:08.101 lot of the companies , which is where 04:08.101 --> 04:10.212 the big costs occur and took a lot of 04:10.212 --> 04:12.434 the risk off the plate of the companies 04:12.680 --> 04:15.410 to basically say , even if your virus 04:15.420 --> 04:17.531 or your vaccine fails and trials were 04:17.531 --> 04:19.760 still gonna pay you the money for X 04:19.760 --> 04:23.050 number of vaccines that you would have 04:23.060 --> 04:25.171 brought to market . So that helped to 04:25.171 --> 04:27.116 take a lot of the risk . Uh , that 04:27.116 --> 04:29.227 accompany normally has . Okay , let's 04:29.227 --> 04:32.300 go to the next question . How long will 04:32.300 --> 04:33.967 our protection last once were 04:33.967 --> 04:36.133 vaccinated ? That's another good one . 04:36.133 --> 04:38.340 How long will our protection last eso 04:38.340 --> 04:41.210 to be determined ? But what we do know 04:41.210 --> 04:43.377 is that since this vaccine trial first 04:43.377 --> 04:45.940 started back in April , both Moderna 04:45.940 --> 04:48.051 and Pfizer have actually been testing 04:48.051 --> 04:50.107 the blood of everybody in that trial 04:50.107 --> 04:53.250 against Kobe throughout the entire time 04:53.540 --> 04:55.870 to see does their indigenous ity or 04:55.870 --> 04:58.680 their protectiveness last . And so far 04:58.680 --> 05:00.680 we know through at least December , 05:00.680 --> 05:02.847 folks who are vaccinated back as early 05:02.847 --> 05:05.210 as April still have protection as early 05:05.210 --> 05:07.321 as early as April as early as April . 05:08.280 --> 05:10.391 As more months go by , we're going to 05:10.391 --> 05:12.613 continue to see the data on those folks 05:12.613 --> 05:14.780 who originally got it . Just determine 05:14.780 --> 05:17.380 how that length looks very good . All 05:17.380 --> 05:19.602 right , let's go to the next question . 05:20.940 --> 05:23.218 Hello ? I'm Airman First Class Formula . 05:23.218 --> 05:24.940 Tapia , uh , aviation resource 05:24.940 --> 05:27.380 specialist at the 1 59 Fighter Squadron . 05:27.390 --> 05:29.760 And my question to you guys is Is the 05:29.770 --> 05:32.130 vaccine mandatory for all one 25th 05:32.130 --> 05:34.940 fighter ring Airman ? Wow , That's a 05:34.950 --> 05:37.950 great question , Chief . It is . Yes . 05:37.960 --> 05:39.682 Currently , the vaccine is not 05:39.682 --> 05:41.682 mandatory for any member of the one 05:41.682 --> 05:43.738 25th Fighter Wing or the Florida Air 05:43.738 --> 05:45.849 National Guard . Uh , currently , the 05:45.849 --> 05:48.270 vaccine is being offered as protection 05:48.280 --> 05:51.610 against Cove in 19 . But as with any 05:51.620 --> 05:53.731 other vaccine that you've gotten over 05:53.731 --> 05:55.898 your years in military , it may become 05:55.898 --> 05:57.953 mandatory at some point or another . 05:57.953 --> 05:59.842 But we do highly encourage you to 05:59.842 --> 06:02.640 actually seek out medical and speak to 06:02.640 --> 06:04.751 them and speak to the medical experts 06:04.751 --> 06:06.807 such as Captain Nelson and his other 06:06.807 --> 06:08.918 peers and co workers over and the one 06:08.918 --> 06:11.084 to meet the medical group . And if you 06:11.084 --> 06:13.307 don't have the opportunity toe actually 06:13.307 --> 06:15.640 reach out to our medical personnel here , 06:15.640 --> 06:17.807 we encourage you to me , even speak to 06:17.807 --> 06:19.918 your own personal and private medical 06:19.918 --> 06:21.973 positions . Or maybe a family friend 06:21.973 --> 06:23.584 that happens to be a medical 06:23.584 --> 06:25.640 professional themselves , because we 06:25.640 --> 06:27.362 want you to receive all of the 06:27.362 --> 06:29.584 appropriate information for you to make 06:29.584 --> 06:31.529 the necessary decisions to protect 06:31.529 --> 06:33.529 yourself as well as your family and 06:33.529 --> 06:35.696 friends that you may come into contact 06:35.696 --> 06:35.650 with . Excellent . Yes , I know that 06:35.650 --> 06:39.210 the CDC gov website also has some good 06:39.210 --> 06:41.820 information on this is well and will 06:41.820 --> 06:43.931 help pointed to the different sites . 06:43.931 --> 06:46.153 And just one thing to reiterate . Right 06:46.153 --> 06:48.880 now , it is voluntary for our fighter 06:48.880 --> 06:51.300 wing members , a zwelling for all D . O . 06:51.300 --> 06:53.840 D members . And one of the main reasons 06:53.840 --> 06:56.430 for that is because the FDA , the 06:56.440 --> 06:59.460 Federal Drug Administration , uh , gave 06:59.460 --> 07:02.150 an emergency use authorization for the 07:02.150 --> 07:04.770 vaccine . And because it's an emergency 07:04.770 --> 07:07.150 use authorization , D o d policy does 07:07.150 --> 07:10.450 not mandate that duty members , uh , 07:10.460 --> 07:12.682 it's that it's a mandatory vaccine , at 07:12.682 --> 07:15.080 least not without some higher d o d 07:15.080 --> 07:17.136 waivers , which right now d o d does 07:17.136 --> 07:19.810 not want to see those way . Okay . Next 07:19.810 --> 07:23.570 question . I'm Senior Master 07:23.580 --> 07:25.802 Dana Gaffney from the one 25th , by the 07:25.802 --> 07:27.969 way , Safety office . My question is , 07:27.969 --> 07:30.090 can someone get Kobe 19 from the 07:30.090 --> 07:33.110 vaccination ? Yeah . So that's a big 07:33.110 --> 07:35.221 myth that's going on right now . No , 07:35.221 --> 07:37.166 you cannot get cove in 19 from the 07:37.166 --> 07:39.166 vaccination . The primary reason is 07:39.166 --> 07:41.890 there is no cove in 19 in the vaccine . 07:42.010 --> 07:45.480 Vaccine is consisted of salt , sugars , 07:45.490 --> 07:47.880 lipids and the m r N . A material that 07:47.880 --> 07:49.824 was genetically made in a lab that 07:49.824 --> 07:51.936 provides that protection . So there's 07:51.936 --> 07:53.880 no live virus in this . There's no 07:53.880 --> 07:55.936 attenuated . There's no dead virus . 07:55.936 --> 07:58.102 Cannot get over 19 from this vaccine . 07:58.102 --> 08:00.213 So , cab Nelson , you're telling me , 08:00.213 --> 08:02.436 uh , I received the vaccine here in our 08:02.436 --> 08:05.710 last drill Theis effects that I felt 08:05.720 --> 08:08.550 the next day was not the effects from 08:08.550 --> 08:11.070 the virus , but actually the effects of 08:11.070 --> 08:13.070 my immune system doing the job that 08:13.070 --> 08:14.903 it's supposed to do when it sees 08:14.903 --> 08:16.903 something foreign and in the body . 08:16.903 --> 08:18.959 Yeah , that's correct , sir . So the 08:18.959 --> 08:21.126 symptoms you might get after a vaccine 08:21.126 --> 08:23.348 are actually your immune system kicking 08:23.348 --> 08:25.459 and doing what your training it to do 08:25.459 --> 08:27.237 on . That's completely normal , 08:27.237 --> 08:29.459 particularly after the second shot . We 08:29.459 --> 08:31.292 are hearing . People are getting 08:31.292 --> 08:33.514 symptomatic after the second shot , but 08:33.514 --> 08:32.630 that's because your immune system 08:32.630 --> 08:34.963 recognizes it . It knows how to respond . 08:35.000 --> 08:37.056 And it's doing its job . Excellent . 08:37.056 --> 08:38.833 Excellent . And so I'm also not 08:38.833 --> 08:41.180 contagious then that's correct , sir , 08:41.190 --> 08:43.590 From the vaccine . If I get the vaccine , 08:43.600 --> 08:45.933 I'm not gonna spread it to someone else . 08:45.933 --> 08:48.100 My family members that night when I go 08:48.100 --> 08:50.211 home . That's correct . Sir , This is 08:50.211 --> 08:52.322 not like the old smallpox vaccines we 08:52.322 --> 08:52.300 used to get where you had to keep it 08:52.300 --> 08:54.356 covered . And you couldn't come into 08:54.356 --> 08:56.411 contact with people because it could 08:56.411 --> 08:58.133 rub off . Uh , this vaccine is 08:58.133 --> 09:00.133 completely safe . Once you get it , 09:00.133 --> 09:02.078 you're free to go about doing your 09:02.078 --> 09:01.930 business with your family and knowing 09:01.930 --> 09:03.930 that they're gonna be safe . Okay , 09:03.930 --> 09:05.860 Right . Good . Next question . 09:08.240 --> 09:10.129 I'm Chief Hogan with the one 25th 09:10.129 --> 09:12.296 operations group . I am the operations 09:12.296 --> 09:14.351 group chief here on . The question I 09:14.351 --> 09:16.573 have for the command team is if someone 09:16.573 --> 09:18.840 had a cove it If someone had Koven 19 09:18.850 --> 09:21.017 and they recovered , why do they still 09:21.017 --> 09:23.960 need to be vaccinated . Man , these 09:23.960 --> 09:26.182 guys come up with some good questions . 09:26.182 --> 09:28.238 Excellent question . So we know that 09:28.238 --> 09:30.238 Covic vaccine immunity . If you get 09:30.238 --> 09:32.460 Cove , it is fleeting . Right now , the 09:32.460 --> 09:34.293 best estimates are that you have 09:34.293 --> 09:36.350 protection after you get CO 19 for 09:36.350 --> 09:38.880 somewhere around 3 to 5 months . But 09:38.880 --> 09:41.213 that science is evolving . So right now , 09:41.213 --> 09:43.590 we do recommend at least 90 days after 09:43.590 --> 09:45.812 you get cove it . As long as you're not 09:45.812 --> 09:47.868 symptomatic to go ahead and get that 09:47.868 --> 09:49.979 vaccine . Because , as we stated in a 09:49.979 --> 09:52.146 different question , we're seeing that 09:52.146 --> 09:54.520 this vaccine is giving you long term 09:54.660 --> 09:58.290 effectiveness against Kobe . 19 . Do we 09:58.290 --> 10:01.500 know right now how long the 10:01.510 --> 10:05.120 vaccine protects us from the virus ? So 10:05.120 --> 10:07.120 far , all the evidence points to at 10:07.120 --> 10:08.953 least nine months . So the first 10:08.953 --> 10:11.176 vaccines in the trial were given around 10:11.176 --> 10:13.287 April of 2020 . And so we're checking 10:13.287 --> 10:15.342 with those people in the trial every 10:15.342 --> 10:17.564 single month to check in whether or not 10:17.564 --> 10:19.453 their blood is still carrying the 10:19.453 --> 10:21.731 antibodies effective against Kobe . 19 . 10:21.731 --> 10:23.898 And so far they are . So if you ask me 10:23.898 --> 10:23.560 that question next month , I'll 10:23.560 --> 10:25.700 probably say 10 months and then the 10:25.710 --> 10:28.010 month after 11 months . So the science 10:28.010 --> 10:30.430 is continuing to build . But even nine 10:30.430 --> 10:32.541 months is longer than what we think . 10:32.541 --> 10:34.597 He would be naturally immune to this 10:34.597 --> 10:36.763 for if you got , uh and I think that's 10:36.763 --> 10:38.930 a really a key point is obviously this 10:38.930 --> 10:40.986 is a new virus . So we're learning a 10:40.986 --> 10:43.152 lot as we go . We're learning more and 10:43.152 --> 10:45.374 more . And which is why we're trying to 10:45.374 --> 10:47.480 get information on how to you and 10:47.480 --> 10:49.647 effectively . What I'm hearing you say 10:49.647 --> 10:51.480 right now is we're building this 10:51.480 --> 10:53.591 airplane a little bit as we fly way . 10:53.591 --> 10:55.813 No , the airplane flies so we know it . 10:55.813 --> 10:57.869 But we don't know how far it's going 10:57.869 --> 10:59.924 Thio fly . But we're hoping it's got 10:59.924 --> 11:01.980 some pretty big wings on it . Yeah , 11:01.980 --> 11:01.970 that's correct . Okay , excellent . 11:01.970 --> 11:05.410 Next question . Hi . I'm Staff Sergeant 11:05.410 --> 11:07.577 Ryan Jackson and I work in the command 11:07.577 --> 11:10.160 post . My question to you is how is the 11:10.160 --> 11:12.450 command team ensuring that those 11:12.450 --> 11:14.617 members who want to get vaccinated can 11:14.617 --> 11:16.561 get vaccinated ? Alright . Sorry , 11:16.561 --> 11:18.617 Jackson . Great question . I'll feel 11:18.617 --> 11:21.640 that one . So let's start with just a 11:21.650 --> 11:23.539 big picture of how our country is 11:23.539 --> 11:26.330 moving out . We clearly know that as 11:26.340 --> 11:29.560 this virus effects primarily an older 11:29.560 --> 11:32.260 population or folks that have a certain 11:32.260 --> 11:34.371 conditions that might predispose them 11:34.371 --> 11:37.080 to that . So I think it's fun . The big 11:37.080 --> 11:39.247 picture . Our country's doing the very 11:39.247 --> 11:41.413 right thing in our state as well . Our 11:41.413 --> 11:43.691 governor put out an executive order to , 11:43.691 --> 11:46.140 uh , offer the the vaccine to those 11:46.140 --> 11:48.380 that are in the assisted living 11:48.390 --> 11:50.800 facilities . Are health care workers 11:50.800 --> 11:52.967 who are right up on the front lines of 11:52.967 --> 11:55.133 this battle as well as those age 65 or 11:55.133 --> 11:57.133 older . So now you ask , Why are we 11:57.133 --> 11:59.460 getting the vaccine here ? It the 11:59.470 --> 12:01.526 fighter wing , especially is way may 12:01.526 --> 12:03.220 not hit . Uh , those types of 12:03.230 --> 12:05.420 categories and the bottom line rolls 12:05.420 --> 12:08.880 down that you can't perfectly , uh , 12:08.890 --> 12:11.430 roll out the vaccine Onley folks 65 12:11.530 --> 12:13.697 older and Onley healthcare workers and 12:13.697 --> 12:15.919 not kept anyone else . There's just not 12:15.919 --> 12:18.030 efficiencies in that process . And at 12:18.030 --> 12:19.919 the end of the day , the State of 12:19.919 --> 12:22.141 Florida gave the Florida National Guard 12:22.141 --> 12:25.200 Aaron Army 1600 doses of the vaccine . 12:25.210 --> 12:27.950 And so we're trying to move out first 12:27.950 --> 12:30.570 and foremost to vaccinate uh , 12:30.940 --> 12:33.910 voluntarily . Our front line health 12:33.910 --> 12:37.150 care workers are emergency services are 12:37.160 --> 12:39.216 what we would probably call our tier 12:39.216 --> 12:41.382 one individuals and that includes some 12:41.382 --> 12:44.450 of the folks that are part of our major 12:44.460 --> 12:46.627 missions . Like our alert missions are 12:46.627 --> 12:48.793 flyers . Some of our maintainers , our 12:48.793 --> 12:50.738 command post controller , security 12:50.738 --> 12:52.404 force defenders , farm , uh , 12:52.404 --> 12:54.182 firefighters and our healthcare 12:54.182 --> 12:56.404 professionals . So that's who we wanted 12:56.404 --> 12:58.516 to roll out first . But when you open 12:58.516 --> 13:00.627 up one of these vials and you get you 13:00.627 --> 13:02.682 get 10 , 10 doses per vial , but you 13:02.682 --> 13:04.793 only have seven people show up , then 13:04.793 --> 13:06.571 you end up wasting three of the 13:06.571 --> 13:08.516 vaccines . So we wanted to build a 13:08.516 --> 13:10.682 bench and open it up to as many people 13:10.682 --> 13:12.571 as we could . So we have a lot of 13:12.740 --> 13:15.050 volunteers on standby . And so this 13:15.050 --> 13:16.994 pastoral weekend , we were able to 13:16.994 --> 13:20.810 vaccinate 106 at the wing with the 10 13:20.810 --> 13:22.866 vials that we received . So that was 13:22.866 --> 13:25.143 really impressive . And on top of that , 13:25.143 --> 13:27.590 since , uh , right after Christmas , 13:27.590 --> 13:29.757 we've been able to vaccinate over just 13:29.757 --> 13:31.534 over 280 within the Florida Air 13:31.534 --> 13:33.590 National Guard . Some of our members 13:33.590 --> 13:35.757 that are on five to F orders , so that 13:35.757 --> 13:37.868 originally started at Camp Blanding . 13:38.540 --> 13:42.280 Um , so we're in a 13:42.280 --> 13:45.960 volunteer status , and what we intend 13:45.960 --> 13:48.430 to do is we're getting a one of our 13:48.440 --> 13:50.662 refrigeration machines here at the wing 13:50.662 --> 13:52.950 certified so that we can store the the 13:52.960 --> 13:55.650 vaccine in frozen storage so we can 13:55.650 --> 13:58.510 have a little bit better flexible time 13:58.510 --> 14:00.454 When we administer . We do plan on 14:00.454 --> 14:02.621 administering at the upcoming February 14:02.621 --> 14:04.677 super drill , so we anticipate being 14:04.677 --> 14:06.843 able to dio at least double the amount 14:06.843 --> 14:08.954 that we did this past time . And then 14:08.954 --> 14:10.954 we hope Thio , if our refrigeration 14:10.954 --> 14:13.066 unit is certified to be able to offer 14:13.066 --> 14:15.288 Thio those members that are either full 14:15.288 --> 14:17.780 time permanent full time members or the 14:17.780 --> 14:19.613 folks that were on five or two F 14:19.613 --> 14:21.836 quarters that air come and do for their 14:21.836 --> 14:24.002 second vaccine so that they're getting 14:24.002 --> 14:25.891 it as close to within that 28 day 14:25.891 --> 14:28.660 period from their first vaccine . So 14:28.660 --> 14:30.980 though that's probably the biggest one , 14:30.990 --> 14:32.990 we recognize that there may be some 14:32.990 --> 14:35.120 folks that get vaccinated that that 14:35.130 --> 14:37.297 don't fall into those categories . But 14:37.297 --> 14:39.519 at the end of the day , we're gonna try 14:39.519 --> 14:41.519 to offer the vaccines as many folks 14:41.519 --> 14:43.630 that are volunteers possible . And at 14:43.630 --> 14:45.797 the end of the day , you're protecting 14:45.797 --> 14:47.741 yourself , so it's gonna hopefully 14:47.741 --> 14:49.963 provide some protection for those folks 14:49.963 --> 14:52.250 that you're coming into come into 14:52.250 --> 14:54.306 contact with anything else to add on 14:54.306 --> 14:55.917 that chief from a commanding 14:55.920 --> 14:58.087 perspective . Yes , sir . I would just 14:58.087 --> 15:00.253 say , you know , the opportunities are 15:00.253 --> 15:02.253 there . And once opportunities that 15:02.253 --> 15:04.420 presented to you to actually come over 15:04.420 --> 15:06.531 and get the vaccination if you really 15:06.531 --> 15:08.864 want would like to get that vaccination . 15:08.864 --> 15:08.380 We encourage you to come over to 15:08.380 --> 15:10.213 medical and speak to the medical 15:10.213 --> 15:12.102 professionals . And possibly , if 15:12.102 --> 15:14.324 you're not aware of the schedule that's 15:14.324 --> 15:16.658 being offered for vaccination to please , 15:16.658 --> 15:18.713 you know , stop by again to speak to 15:18.713 --> 15:18.140 medical , and they can help you out 15:18.140 --> 15:20.810 with that information . And if all else 15:20.810 --> 15:22.754 will definitely make sure that you 15:22.754 --> 15:24.866 speak to your chain of command , your 15:24.866 --> 15:27.088 commanders have that information . Your 15:27.088 --> 15:29.310 chiefs have that information , and they 15:29.310 --> 15:29.040 are more than happy to get it out to 15:29.040 --> 15:31.210 you . Absolutely . Yes . Contact your 15:31.220 --> 15:33.331 unit supervision your unit commanders 15:33.331 --> 15:35.442 because we actually have some taskers 15:35.442 --> 15:37.609 going out to the unit leadership right 15:37.609 --> 15:39.776 now to start compiling those volunteer 15:39.776 --> 15:41.700 list . Okay , let's have the next 15:41.700 --> 15:44.940 question . Hi . I'm Lieutenant Colonel 15:44.940 --> 15:47.090 Simeon , the fighter wing section 15:47.090 --> 15:50.280 commander and the chief of Safety . And 15:50.280 --> 15:52.810 my question is , after a member has 15:52.810 --> 15:54.900 been properly vaccinated with both 15:54.910 --> 15:58.840 doses and if the time following that , 15:58.850 --> 16:01.970 they have a close contact with a covert 16:01.970 --> 16:04.430 positive person . What are our options ? 16:04.430 --> 16:06.652 As far as either continuing the mission 16:06.652 --> 16:09.480 if we assume that that is low risk or 16:09.480 --> 16:11.536 putting putting them into quarantine 16:11.536 --> 16:14.600 like we're doing right now . That's a 16:14.610 --> 16:16.720 hard question , sir . Uh , I'll give 16:16.720 --> 16:18.900 the command team answer . I know that 16:18.900 --> 16:20.956 there is a public health answer that 16:20.956 --> 16:23.067 goes along with us . That Cap Nilsson 16:23.067 --> 16:25.233 would inform the command team . And at 16:25.233 --> 16:27.289 the end of the day , uh , other than 16:27.289 --> 16:29.870 our alert mission , which we have 16:29.880 --> 16:33.650 really good , uh , back up game 16:33.650 --> 16:35.872 plans and contingency game plans for us 16:35.872 --> 16:37.817 that there is not much that we are 16:37.817 --> 16:40.039 doing day in and day out that we cannot 16:40.039 --> 16:42.660 go put a person into quarantine person 16:42.670 --> 16:45.570 under , uh , investigation for the 16:45.580 --> 16:48.090 disease to see if they come positive . 16:48.090 --> 16:50.034 The last thing we wanna do is have 16:50.034 --> 16:52.146 someone actually come positive , even 16:52.146 --> 16:54.201 though they received the vaccine and 16:54.201 --> 16:56.312 now spread it around . Eso We're just 16:56.312 --> 16:56.270 not gonna do that . We'll continue to 16:56.270 --> 16:58.381 follow the protocols that way already 16:58.381 --> 17:00.437 are getting great question . Colonel 17:00.437 --> 17:02.603 Samia . I'm Staff Sergeant Garcia from 17:02.603 --> 17:04.770 the one 25th complex . And my question 17:04.770 --> 17:07.120 was , How does somebody report if they 17:07.120 --> 17:10.000 had a problem or bad reaction after 17:10.000 --> 17:13.530 receiving the Kobe 19 vaccine ? Yeah . 17:13.540 --> 17:15.540 So number one great mustache on the 17:15.540 --> 17:18.650 sergeant Love it . Number two . Um , 17:18.660 --> 17:20.882 there's a lot of different ways you can 17:20.882 --> 17:22.938 actually report adverse reactions to 17:22.938 --> 17:25.049 the vaccine . First and foremost , if 17:25.049 --> 17:26.993 you are suffering a bad reaction , 17:26.993 --> 17:28.827 obviously seek medical attention 17:28.827 --> 17:31.049 immediately . But we do have monitoring 17:31.049 --> 17:32.771 periods after you receive that 17:32.771 --> 17:34.716 vaccination to ensure that medical 17:34.716 --> 17:36.882 professionals are going to be around . 17:36.882 --> 17:39.049 We do not expect major reactions after 17:39.049 --> 17:41.049 this vaccine . If you do get them , 17:41.049 --> 17:43.104 they will normally be within that 15 17:43.104 --> 17:44.771 minutes where we have medical 17:44.771 --> 17:46.938 professionals there . If you do have a 17:46.938 --> 17:49.049 reaction , medical professionals here 17:49.049 --> 17:51.216 on site we will be doing the reporting 17:51.216 --> 17:53.327 on this . So we will put your name in 17:53.327 --> 17:55.300 for the CDC SV safe program in the 17:55.300 --> 17:57.730 vaccine admin reportable system . We 17:57.730 --> 18:00.063 take care of all of that . Additionally , 18:00.063 --> 18:02.174 we do filter any adverse reactions up 18:02.174 --> 18:04.740 through not only the air wing command , 18:04.740 --> 18:07.150 but also ngv command . And so most of 18:07.150 --> 18:09.261 that reporting activity will occur on 18:09.261 --> 18:11.760 our end . If you get home and you're 18:11.760 --> 18:13.649 suffering some kind of reaction . 18:13.649 --> 18:15.649 Where'd you go ahead , Seek medical 18:15.649 --> 18:17.816 attention as necessary and then notify 18:17.816 --> 18:19.982 the medical group . Is this possible ? 18:19.982 --> 18:21.982 Okay . Yes , sir . Captain Nelson , 18:21.982 --> 18:24.038 that was gonna actually be one of my 18:24.038 --> 18:25.982 questions for you . So if a member 18:25.982 --> 18:28.038 after they complete their 15 minutes 18:28.038 --> 18:30.149 and they feel fine and say they leave 18:30.149 --> 18:32.149 and they go home after drill , they 18:32.149 --> 18:34.427 start maybe feeling a little different . 18:34.427 --> 18:36.260 And they're thinking that it has 18:36.260 --> 18:38.538 something to do with their vaccination . 18:38.538 --> 18:40.704 So , as you just stated , they need to 18:40.704 --> 18:40.400 go and seek medical attention at that 18:40.400 --> 18:43.770 time . But what number do you know ? 18:43.780 --> 18:46.730 They call maybe 741765 to the front 18:46.730 --> 18:48.730 desk number at the medical group to 18:48.730 --> 18:50.952 speak to someone to actually reported ? 18:50.952 --> 18:53.174 Because even though you may go and seek 18:53.174 --> 18:55.286 medical attention , you still need to 18:55.286 --> 18:57.341 notify the one 25th medical Group of 18:57.341 --> 18:59.452 your medical condition in your issues 18:59.452 --> 19:01.674 as follow ups . Yeah , that's correct . 19:01.674 --> 19:03.897 The 7652 number is going to get you not 19:03.897 --> 19:05.952 only the medical group , but it will 19:05.952 --> 19:08.119 reach a provider Monday through Friday 19:08.119 --> 19:10.286 that we have on the wing that document 19:10.286 --> 19:12.452 the problem and provide any additional 19:12.452 --> 19:14.563 advice that you would thank you . You 19:14.563 --> 19:16.674 always have 7125 which is our command 19:16.674 --> 19:18.730 post that will get you to any number 19:18.730 --> 19:20.841 that you need 705 . All right , let's 19:20.841 --> 19:24.000 have our next question . Hi . I'm 19:24.000 --> 19:26.167 Captain Shakespeare on the director of 19:26.167 --> 19:28.056 operations for the 25th Logistics 19:28.056 --> 19:30.278 Readiness Squadron . And I'm asking who 19:30.278 --> 19:32.389 shouldn't get the vaccine for medical 19:32.389 --> 19:34.722 reasons ? Yes , That's a great question , 19:34.722 --> 19:36.778 Captain Spear . Right now , the only 19:36.778 --> 19:38.944 people that are recommended not to get 19:38.944 --> 19:40.950 the vaccine are those who have had 19:40.960 --> 19:43.260 severe reactions to prior vaccinations 19:43.270 --> 19:45.214 or who are allergic to the vaccine 19:45.214 --> 19:47.640 components . So one of those particular 19:47.640 --> 19:50.010 components is P E G Polly at the link 19:50.010 --> 19:52.320 like hall eso . If you're allergic to 19:52.330 --> 19:54.108 any of those components of it , 19:54.108 --> 19:56.210 particularly polyethylene glycol or 19:56.210 --> 19:58.154 you've had severe reactions to any 19:58.154 --> 20:00.321 other vaccine , you're not recommended 20:00.321 --> 20:02.377 to get it this time . But other than 20:02.377 --> 20:04.599 that , everybody else is recommended by 20:04.599 --> 20:06.710 the 500 the FDA that they can receive 20:06.710 --> 20:08.654 it , and that includes people with 20:08.654 --> 20:10.710 medical allergies , thio medicines , 20:10.710 --> 20:13.270 antibiotics or food allergies . You are 20:13.270 --> 20:15.270 able to safely get this vaccination 20:15.340 --> 20:17.451 next one . So , sir , with that being 20:17.451 --> 20:19.618 said so with someone ? No , you know , 20:19.618 --> 20:21.784 has awareness that they actually maybe 20:21.784 --> 20:23.896 have , um , allergic reaction to some 20:23.896 --> 20:26.173 of those things that you just describe . 20:26.173 --> 20:28.173 Would they wait until it was may be 20:28.173 --> 20:30.118 made mandatory for them to get the 20:30.118 --> 20:32.229 vaccination ? Or is it something that 20:32.229 --> 20:34.451 makes your report now ? Yeah . We would 20:34.451 --> 20:34.330 want you to report that to us now . 20:34.340 --> 20:36.562 Preemptively , Aziz . Well , let's talk 20:36.562 --> 20:38.896 to your primary care physician about it . 20:38.896 --> 20:41.118 Uh , they're gonna be the ones who know 20:41.118 --> 20:43.229 your conditions the best and can make 20:43.229 --> 20:45.340 some recommendations for you . But if 20:45.340 --> 20:45.050 you do have those concerns , please let 20:45.050 --> 20:48.340 the medical group No . Excellent . All 20:48.340 --> 20:50.451 right . Do we have another question ? 20:50.940 --> 20:53.270 Hi . I'm Senior Airman John Martin . I 20:53.270 --> 20:55.548 worked with the one 25th Medical Group . 20:55.548 --> 20:57.910 My question to you is will we still be 20:57.910 --> 21:00.350 required to practice social distancing 21:00.360 --> 21:02.660 and wear a mask after our second dose 21:02.670 --> 21:06.020 of the cova 19 vaccine ? All right . 21:06.020 --> 21:08.370 Great question . Good to see one of our 21:08.380 --> 21:10.950 vaccine refrigeration units in the 21:10.960 --> 21:14.530 background there . So the short answer 21:14.530 --> 21:16.752 is yes . And so let's talk about that . 21:16.752 --> 21:18.697 Number one . We recognize that not 21:18.697 --> 21:20.919 everyone is going to get vaccinated off 21:20.919 --> 21:22.974 the get go . So we still have to put 21:22.974 --> 21:25.460 our protective measures up within the 21:25.460 --> 21:27.627 wing . And and second , we're probably 21:27.627 --> 21:29.793 not all gonna be walking around with a 21:29.793 --> 21:31.793 big V on our on our uniforms saying 21:31.793 --> 21:35.430 that you are vaccinated on DSO right 21:35.430 --> 21:37.652 now . We're going to continue to follow 21:37.652 --> 21:40.180 the CDC guidelines , and the CDC is 21:40.180 --> 21:42.700 continuing to recommend for the vast 21:42.700 --> 21:45.650 majority of the country that , um even 21:45.660 --> 21:47.716 if vaccinated , that you continue to 21:47.716 --> 21:49.938 wear masking on the whole on one of the 21:49.938 --> 21:52.560 primary reasons is again the science 21:52.560 --> 21:54.590 continues to evolve . We're gonna 21:54.600 --> 21:57.070 b'more conservative on this than just 21:57.070 --> 21:59.090 throw caution in the wind . And 21:59.100 --> 22:01.400 although you may be protected from your 22:01.410 --> 22:04.000 body , feeling the effects of the virus 22:04.000 --> 22:06.167 and having you take a foothold in your 22:06.167 --> 22:08.300 own body , if you come into contact 22:08.310 --> 22:10.600 with the virus , there may be a period 22:10.600 --> 22:12.822 which you can actually pass it to other 22:12.822 --> 22:14.878 individuals , even though you're not 22:14.878 --> 22:16.878 gonna get the disease yourself . So 22:16.878 --> 22:19.100 we're going to continue to follow those 22:19.100 --> 22:20.933 measures and protect our force . 22:20.933 --> 22:23.156 Anything else to add is a public health 22:23.156 --> 22:22.860 officer . This is right up your alley . 22:22.870 --> 22:25.360 Yeah , commanders correct . So we're 22:25.360 --> 22:27.471 going to continue these measures just 22:27.471 --> 22:29.693 because science is evolving and we just 22:29.693 --> 22:31.749 don't know yet . But that's normally 22:31.749 --> 22:33.804 for science way . Have a new virus . 22:33.804 --> 22:35.916 We're building evidence for it in the 22:35.916 --> 22:38.027 long term implications there still to 22:38.027 --> 22:40.138 be seen . But we know what we have to 22:40.138 --> 22:39.910 do right now , which is used social 22:39.910 --> 22:41.854 distancing and masking as tools to 22:41.854 --> 22:44.990 fight this . Excellent . Okay , I do 22:44.990 --> 22:47.130 think we have time for at least a 22:47.130 --> 22:49.130 couple more . Maybe three will make 22:49.130 --> 22:52.210 these more rapid fire questions . Thes 22:52.210 --> 22:54.650 were written questions that we received . 22:54.660 --> 22:56.920 So I will read them and we will fill 22:56.930 --> 22:59.152 from there . So our first question is , 22:59.152 --> 23:01.110 why are two doses of the vaccine 23:01.120 --> 23:03.342 required ? Kept Nilsson ? Yeah . So not 23:03.342 --> 23:05.509 abnormal in the vaccine world that you 23:05.509 --> 23:07.342 would have two doses . In fact , 23:07.342 --> 23:09.509 hepatitis B is actually three doses of 23:09.509 --> 23:11.731 vaccine . The primary reason the covert 23:11.731 --> 23:13.620 vaccine right now is two doses is 23:13.620 --> 23:15.842 because one is a prime ing shot and the 23:15.842 --> 23:17.953 second is a booster . So what a prime 23:17.953 --> 23:20.064 ing shot is is that prime ing vaccine 23:20.064 --> 23:22.287 jump starts your immune system and then 23:22.287 --> 23:24.453 later down the road , when your immune 23:24.453 --> 23:26.509 system learns how toe do its thing , 23:26.509 --> 23:28.731 then we give you a booster shot to give 23:28.731 --> 23:30.787 it one more extra push . Excellent . 23:30.787 --> 23:32.787 All right , let's see what our next 23:32.787 --> 23:34.898 question is . Uh , eso . Is there any 23:34.898 --> 23:36.898 truth to the claim that the vaccine 23:36.900 --> 23:39.640 contains a microchip to track 23:39.650 --> 23:41.860 individuals ? Did my Children submit 23:41.860 --> 23:43.860 this ? Black kids actually asked me 23:43.860 --> 23:45.804 that at the dinner table the night 23:45.804 --> 23:47.971 after I received my vaccine . Well , I 23:47.971 --> 23:50.193 can definitively say not this vaccine . 23:50.193 --> 23:52.416 All right , so this is something that's 23:52.416 --> 23:54.527 circulating on social media ? Quite a 23:54.527 --> 23:56.304 bit . A lot of other conspiracy 23:56.304 --> 23:58.471 securities . The answer's No . There's 23:58.471 --> 24:00.471 no microchip in this vaccine . This 24:00.471 --> 24:02.582 vaccine really is one of the cleanest 24:02.582 --> 24:02.410 vaccines we've seen to sort of borrow a 24:02.410 --> 24:04.243 health and fitness term . Okay , 24:04.243 --> 24:06.077 there's no preservatives in it . 24:06.077 --> 24:08.132 There's no thigh Marisol . That's in 24:08.132 --> 24:10.299 other vaccines . Really , This is salt 24:10.299 --> 24:13.020 lipids sugar on the synthetic mRNA 24:13.030 --> 24:15.363 material , so it's a very clean vaccine . 24:15.363 --> 24:17.419 From that perspective , there's many 24:17.419 --> 24:19.697 other ways the government contract you , 24:19.697 --> 24:21.808 including your cat card , your credit 24:21.808 --> 24:24.150 card or smart or your smartphone , your 24:24.160 --> 24:26.490 fit , fit , whatever . They're not 24:26.490 --> 24:30.060 wasting money . No , sir . All right , 24:30.840 --> 24:33.270 let's see what our next question is . 24:33.840 --> 24:36.710 Are there major differences between the 24:36.710 --> 24:40.150 Moderna and Pfizer vaccines Yes , 24:40.150 --> 24:42.317 that's a good question . And that once 24:42.317 --> 24:44.539 ah , a little more complicated . Answer 24:44.539 --> 24:46.428 the short answer for the end user 24:46.428 --> 24:48.650 individuals . So the person getting the 24:48.650 --> 24:50.817 shot is no . Vaccines are very similar 24:50.817 --> 24:52.650 in their efficacy . They're very 24:52.650 --> 24:54.539 similar and their safety . So for 24:54.539 --> 24:56.372 somebody getting the shot , no , 24:56.372 --> 24:58.539 there's no differences on the back end 24:58.539 --> 25:00.761 of this . There are differences between 25:00.761 --> 25:02.983 Modern and Pfizer for the medical group 25:02.983 --> 25:04.928 to deal with . So from a logistics 25:04.928 --> 25:06.983 standpoint , there started different 25:06.983 --> 25:09.150 temperatures . They have to be handled 25:09.150 --> 25:08.240 differently . They have to be 25:08.240 --> 25:10.407 administered differently . But for the 25:10.407 --> 25:12.462 person getting the shot , there's no 25:12.462 --> 25:14.573 differences here , which is . And the 25:14.573 --> 25:16.518 moderna is a little bit easier toe 25:16.518 --> 25:18.573 handle from the medical professional 25:18.573 --> 25:20.740 side . Which is why that's what we are 25:20.740 --> 25:22.907 receiving . But Captain Nelson , sir , 25:22.907 --> 25:25.073 just as a question . You can't mix the 25:25.073 --> 25:27.184 vaccine , though , so I can't get one 25:27.340 --> 25:30.080 Madonna and the second adviser . Yeah , 25:30.090 --> 25:32.034 that's a great point , chief . And 25:32.034 --> 25:34.257 you're correct . You cannot mix the two 25:34.257 --> 25:36.368 vaccines . Once you start your Siri's 25:36.368 --> 25:38.479 with the moderna , you need to finish 25:38.479 --> 25:40.534 the second shot with the Moderna and 25:40.534 --> 25:42.757 similarly with visor . Uh , some people 25:42.757 --> 25:44.868 are able to get the Pfizer vaccine in 25:44.868 --> 25:47.034 the hospital systems myself included . 25:47.034 --> 25:46.660 I received the Pfizer vaccine from US 25:46.670 --> 25:48.892 health and I had to get a second Pfizer 25:48.892 --> 25:51.003 vaccine . I could not mix it with the 25:51.003 --> 25:53.226 motor running here of the wing . Okay . 25:53.226 --> 25:55.226 Alright . Thunder with that , we're 25:55.226 --> 25:57.392 going to sign off . Thanks for joining 25:57.392 --> 25:59.392 us . Thanks for the questions . And 25:59.392 --> 26:01.503 continue to treat all of those around 26:01.503 --> 26:03.670 you with respect . Stay focused on our 26:03.670 --> 26:03.430 mission . And don't forget to bring the 26:03.430 --> 26:04.680 boom out here . 26:08.510 --> 26:11.160 Okay , Okay , okay .