Video: Boston doctor shares COVID-19 safety tips for Father’s Day gatherings
Updated: 11:33 AM EDT Jun 19, 2021
BARBECUE FOR DAD IS A GO. WE LEIK THAT. WE HEAV A LOT TO CELEBRATE TOMORROW. FATHER’S DAY, THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER AND A FULL WEEK OF THE DAILY COVID CASES BELOW A HUNDRED. HERE TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS IS DR. EMILY HYLE, THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST AT MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL. GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING. RHONDELLA: VACCINATIONS ARE DOWN — VACCINATIONS ARE UPND A INFECTIONS ARE DOWN. ARE YOU SEEING FEREW PATIENTS AT MGH TOO? >> YESIT, IS VERY EXCITING. TESTS ARE NEGATIVE. THE HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE DOWN AS WELL. SO THAT’S REALLY EXCITING NEWS FOR US. RHONDELLA: ABSOLUTELY. WE’VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LOT, THE DANGER OF THE NEW DELTA VARIANT, BUTO S FAR IT DOE’TSN APPEAR TO BE HAVING AN IMPACT ON OUR NUMBERS. IS THE THREAT ORVE OR IS THERE ANXIETY? ARE YOU BRACING FOR SOMETHING? >> THAT’S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. I THINK WE’RE LEARNING MORE AND MORE ABOUT WHAT THE DELTA VARIANT MEANS. WHAT WE FOUND SO FAR IS THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE VACCINATED ARE PROTECTED. AGAINST THE DELTA VARNTIA AND THAT’S REAYLL GOOD NEWS. WHERE WE’RE SEEING THE MOST CONCERNGNI ISSUES ARE AMONG PEOPLE WHO REMAIN UNVACCINATED OR WHO ARE PARTIALLY VACCINATED. SO IT’S A REALLY GOOD TIMEF I YOU’RE PARTIALLY VACCINATED, HAVING ONLY HAD ONE DOSE OF THE VACCINE, TO GO AHEAD AND REALLY MAKE THE TIME FOR THAT SECOND DOSE. BECAUSE, OF COURSE, FULL IMMUNITY DOESN’T HAPPEN UNTIL AFTER THAT SECOND DO. SE IF YOU’RE NOT VACCINATED, TO TALK TO SOMEBODY AUTBO HOW T O GET VACCINATED AND TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THOSE CONCERNS MIGHT BE, TO HAVE THEM ADDRESSED AND TO GET ACCESS TO VACCINATION. RHONDELLA: A LOT OF PEOPLERE A PLANNING TO SPEND TIME WITH DAD THIS WEEKEND. WHAT’S THE RISK OF GETTING TOGETHER RIGHT NOW IF MOST PEOPLE IN THE GROUP OF VACCINATED BUT MAYBE ONE OR TWO ARE NOT? SHOULD THEY STILL WEAR MASKS? >> SO THEDC C RECOMMENDS THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE FULLY VACCINATED, AGAIN, TWO WEEKS AFTER TTHA SECOND DOSE, ARE VERY PROTECTED AND DON’T NEED TO WEAR MASKS EIERTH INDOORS OR OUTDOORS WHEN GATHERING WITH PEOPLE OUTSI DE THEIR HOUSEHOLDS. FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE UNVACCINATED, WE DO RECOMMEND THAT THEY NTCOINUE TO WEAR MASKS SO THAT THEY CAN REMAIN PROTECTED THEMSELVES. I WOULD EMPHASIZE THAT FOR PEOPLE WHORE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED, MEANING ON CHEMO THERAPIES OR ORGAN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS, WE RECOMMEND THEY CONTINUE TO WEAR MASKS. WE’RE NOT SURE OF THEIR LEVEL OF PROTECTION AFTER VACCINATION. RHONDELLA: THIS MIGHT SEEM AS A TOUCHY SUBJECT, BUT DO YOU THINK PEOPLE SHOULD ASK THEIR FRIENDS OR FAMILIES IF THEY’RE VACCINATED BEFORE THEY MAKE PLANS? IS THAT SOMETHING YOU DO? >> IT’S A GOOD QUESTION. I’M A — I REALLY BELIEVE IN THESE VACCINES. I THINK THEY ARE SEAF AND EFFECTIVE. I DO OFTEN OFFER THAT’M I VACCINATED WHEN TALKING WITH SOMEBODY TO OPEN UP THAT CONVERSATION OF WHY THEY MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE CHOSEN TO BE VACCINATED SO IAN C TALK WITH THEM ABOUT WHAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE OR WHAT THE BARRIERS HAVE BEEN FOR THEM TO BE VACCINAD
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Video: Boston doctor shares COVID-19 safety tips for Father’s Day gatherings
Updated: 11:33 AM EDT Jun 19, 2021
Dr. Emily Hyle, of Mass General, says unvaccinated and immunocompromised people should continue to take precautions to protect themselves against the coronavirus.
Dr. Emily Hyle, of Mass General, says unvaccinated and immunocompromised people should continue to take precautions to protect themselves against the coronavirus.
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