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People with relapsing MS who experienced disease activity while on oral therapies had less disease activity after switching to Kesimpta.
And that puts a little bit of a barrier in the personal care. but they're constantly giving so much of themselves. the extra effort, the extra hours. and then they will contact the disease -- breakthrough disease, even though we're vaccinated, they will be out for ten days and that means other nurses have to pick up double duty and that just stresses them further. >> well, reverend thomas tucker, you're a man helping so many people in ways you probably will never even see come to fruition. thank you so much for what you do and thank you for taking time to talk with us. >> my pleasure, and cont...
Someone raised this earlier, and i hadn't considered it. it's hard enough getting folks to get the shot right now. a lot of folks, i should say. are you concerned on any level someone might forego getting the vaccination because we have pills that they can take if they do contract covid? >> yeah. that's such a great point. i think the messaging has to be important. really, our goal of public health is to prevent people from getting sick and infected in the first place. that's why we wanted to get people vaccinated. that's why we want them to wear masks. even people who are vaccinated but elder...
From moderna and j&j in very short order. >> walk, don't run what's your take on that, doctor >> right so i can understand if the public is a little bit confused, because there's been so much attention paid to the boosters and people should know what the data has shown is that really, we're seeing breakthrough disease in people who are elderly. so over 60, over 65. that's the population pier more concerned about. so everyone else, if you're in one of the other categories, high-risk occupation or an adult with an underlying medical condition, you can take your time getting your booster shot a f...
Flu. joining us now, founder and ceo dr. uché blackstock, an msnbc contributor. we're always happy when she's on the show. >> good morning. >> let's start with the booster shot on an emergency basis for 65 and older and some in special circumstances. what's your take on the latest in the booster shot debate? >> well, good morning, jonathan. i definitely think that the recommendation approval makes a lot of evidence. the data we're seeing is there's waning immunity against the vaccine, especially the pfizer vaccine, six to eight months out, and we're seeing that especially among the elderly....