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About this. back in the spring after you had been vaccinated you said you werent quite sure that requiring vaccines for people would help. but i understand now you feel differently. >> yes. i have changed my mind because of the delta variant is much more deadly. it is much -- it transmits much faster. from what i understand, there 1,000 times more of the virus in your nasal passages, so it is just spreading so fast. and i think the only way to stop it is to try and force people to take it or to ...

163 million people vaccinated in the united states and its been over 30 weeks since the first person got their vaccination. so i feel like that statistic just keeps getting more compelling as we have more and more people who are getting vaccinated. and so in addition to that, i really have thought about -- my daughter has a rare health condition and in addition to mom, i am a care giver to her during the day. and so, i just started to think a little outside of myself, you know. >> right. >> just...

>> five seconds or less, elizabeth, your message to hesitant americans about getting the vaccine. >> yeah. so it all comes down to this, if you have the chance to reduce the risk of something terrible happening to you, your child, your spouse, your neighbor, are you going to do it? i did. >> kim, your five-second message to people who might be reluctant? >> dont be one of the people in the hospital very sick asking for the vaccine when its too late. get it now. >> i wish all of america could lis...