Does anyone else have any insight into working with the emergency providers and first responders? No?
One thing that we've heard about here today is the importance of communication in convincing people that it is the right thing to do. When I talk to people on the ground, I very often hear the “why”—why get it? I think we are missing the mark on the communication end of it. How we get it out there, I don't know. It has to be multi-faceted. I don't think there's one specific way to do it.
We've talked publicly about the vaccination of this committee. It's more important to vaccinate health care workers than it is to vaccinate the eight people on this committee. Health care workers are seen as people with special knowledge in these matters. If they're not going to get it, why should anyone else? The health care workers are the ones who should know. We need a better communication and education strategy for health care workers.