In COVID-19 vaccine and the black community: a special Tyler Perry, which aired on BET Thursday, the influential actor and director Tyler Perry sat down to talk about the new Moderna and Pfizer vaccines and the concern that many people in the black community have about getting them.
“I know there is a lot of hesitation out there about getting this vaccine, and I got a call from Brady Health System, one of the top hospitals here in Georgia, asking if I would get the vaccine to show everyone that it is safe. Well, when that question came to me, I thought, ‘I have a lot of questions and I know you have a lot of questions too, ”said Perry.
“My goal and my goal here today is to talk to you about this vaccine. I want to make this very clear, I don’t want anyone to take it because I’m taking it. What I want to do is give you the information, the facts. There is a lot of misinformation out there. “
Perry invited two experts to sit down with him – infectious disease specialist Dr. Carlos del Rio and medical professor Kimberly Manning – to answer all of his questions so he could decide whether to get the vaccine at the end of the 30-year commercial. minutes- free special.
Two of the biggest questions skeptics have about the vaccine are: what are the immediate side effects and what are the long-term safety risks?
To answer these questions, Dr. del Rio pointed out that the mRNA technology used in the COVID-19 vaccine is not new, it has been used for more than two years in the Ebola vaccine. As for the long-term effects, del Rio said that most of the side effects “occurred in the first two months of the vaccine. So, if you are going to have a problem with the vaccine, you will notice this early on. You don’t tend to see him six months, a year, two years later. “
Perry also learned that it may still be possible to obtain COVID-19 after receiving the vaccine, but it has been shown to be 100 percent effective in preventing someone from getting sick enough to end up in the ICU.
“What do we think can happen, because the virus is still circulating after you take both doses of the vaccine, because you will still see the virus, but you will not be sick, every time you see the virus it is almost as if you were getting a booster vaccine. It’s almost like you’re getting a new reminder that you’re still out there, so your immune system is continually being reminded that something is out there, and it’s almost like getting a new vaccination stimulus, ”said del Rio.
Perry asked, “So does that mean that when you get the vaccine, you can still get the virus?” Del Rio replied: “This is a very good question. We don `t know yet. We don’t think so, but we don’t know. And that is why we are telling people, after you get the vaccine, until we have this data, studies were done to find out if the vaccine prevented you from getting sick. And they were very good at preventing that. It is 100 percent effective so far preventing you from getting too sick, like ending up in the ICU. “
Ultimately, Perry shared that one of the main reasons he wanted to get the vaccine is because there is no way of knowing whether or not he could be one of the people who become seriously ill. Then, at the end of the episode, Perry had made up his mind – he would get the vaccine.
“With all that said, I will definitely get this vaccine. I have a clear understanding now. I am ready to accept it now and hope that more people will receive this information and make their own choices and decisions to improve our health. So, thanks for watching this. In bringing these experts together here, it was my hope that something has been said that will inspire you to do what is best for you and your family. Again, I am not advocating that you do this, but I really hope that you will consider everything that has been said here today, ”concluded Perry, before receiving the vaccine on camera. After the injection, Perry said surprisingly, “I didn’t feel it, there it is! I have the vaccine. Here we go.”
COVID-19 vaccine and the black community: a special Tyler Perry aired on January 28 at 9 pm in BET.
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