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Jefferson County chief health officer pushes for COVID-19 vaccinations amid arrival of omicron variant

Jefferson County chief health officer pushes for COVID-19 vaccinations amid arrival of omicron variant
BOOSTERS IS A WISE MOVE. PRESENT BIDEN SAYS A HUNEDDR MILLION AMERICANS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A BOOSTER SHOT. HAVEN'’ GOTTEN ONE YET AND DR. MARK WILSON JEFFERSON COUNTY’S CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER BELIEVES. WE REALLY NEED THOSE FOLKS THE ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH UNDERLYING CONDITIONS TO GET THEIR THEIR BOOSTER SHOTS BECAUSE WE DO KNOW THAT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VACCINE CAN WEIGHING OVER TIME INCREASING AVAILABILITY OF VACCINES AND BOOSTERS ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS IS A GIANT STEP. I LIKE THAT. WE’RE MOVING TOWARDS IT BEING JUST LIKE THE FLU SHOT YOU CAN GET IT OUT ANYWHERE ON YOUR OWN ASOR F TRAVELING VACCINATED OR NOT. DR. WILSON SAYS MASKS. WELL, THERE'’ STILL THE BTES COUNTERMEASURE BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH CASES ARE DOWN HERE IN ALABAMA. THERE ARE HOT SPOTS ALL ACROSS THE US I WAS JUST ON AN AIRPLANE OVER THANKSGIVING DAN VERY CROWDED. I WAS VERY GLAD THAT PPLEOE WERE WEARING MASKS AND I GOT A LITTLE NERVOUS WHEN I SAW SOMEBODY NOT WEARGINNE O PROPERLY AND AS 2021 NEARS ITS END. THIS IS THE SEASON WHEN WE LAL NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WE’RE THANKFUL FOR AND THE VACCINE HAS TO BE NEAR THE TOP OF THAT LIST AND CHRISTMAS WISH OF SORTS, YOU KNOW,HE T REASON WE HAVE THIS OMICNRO VARIANT PENOTTIALLY IS BECAUSE OF COUNTRIES IN SOUTHERN AMERICA HAD VERY LOW VACCINATION RATES. SO WE NEED TO MAKE SEUR THAT OUR INTERNATIONAL NEIGHBORS GET THE SAME OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES TO GIVE VACCINATED A CONTINUING CHALLENGE FACING, ALABAMA AND INDEED THE WERID WORLD
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Jefferson County chief health officer pushes for COVID-19 vaccinations amid arrival of omicron variant
As cases of omicron, the latest coronavirus variant, begin to increase in the United States, a leading health expert in Alabama is pushing for more people to get vaccinated before the variant spreads further.In the video above, WVTM 13's Jeff Eliasoph spoke with Jefferson County's Chief Health Officer Dr. Mark Wilson about his emphasis on vaccines and the part they play in slowing the spread.Follow Jeff Eliasoph on Facebook and Twitter!WATCH BELOW: Full Interview with Dr. Wilson

As cases of omicron, the latest coronavirus variant, begin to increase in the United States, a leading health expert in Alabama is pushing for more people to get vaccinated before the variant spreads further.

In the video above, WVTM 13's Jeff Eliasoph spoke with Jefferson County's Chief Health Officer Dr. Mark Wilson about his emphasis on vaccines and the part they play in slowing the spread.

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WATCH BELOW: Full Interview with Dr. Wilson