MSNBC contributor Katty Kay put her own kids on blast over their refusal to get COVID-19 boosters.
During an episode of “Morning Joe,” Kay reacted to reports of how overwhelmed hospitals are at the moment.
“You would think that the country would respond by saying, ‘Okay, we’ll make sure we’re all up to date with our vaccines,’” she said while speaking with MSNBC contributor Dr. Zeke Emanuel.
She added, “But I had a strange conversation with my 22-year-old and my 16-year-old last night, and I said, ‘Okay, I booked you in for COVID updates, you’re both back for holidays, you’re going to get your boosters,’ and both of them said, ‘No, we don’t want to. We’ve had enough vaccines, and we don’t think we need them.'”
Kay shared that she “was sort of shocked and appalled.”
She went on to ask Emanuel, “But is this the kind of response you’re seeing from young people at the moment, that they think this is over, and they don’t need any more vaccines?”
He responded, “Yes, but I would say, you know, we keep thinking vaccines are going to prevent getting COVID. They don’t prevent getting COVID. What they prevent is serious illness, hospitalization and death.”
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MSNBC Host 'Shocked' and 'Appalled' Her Kids Didn't Want More COVID Boosters
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"I said, ‘Okay, I booked you in for COVID updates, you’re both back for holidays, you’re going to get your boosters,’ and both of them said, ‘No, we don’t want to. We’ve had enough vaccines'" pic.twitter.com/yuQd9ba4v8
He explained, “And young people think they’re invincible — and yes, they are at lower risk from COVID, but that’s not zero risk.”
Emanuel went on to share how to prevent the transmission of COVID.
“There are only two things that really can prevent transmission of the COVID virus. One is a good mask, an N95 mask, and wearing it, especially in crowded situations on airplanes and transportation, and the other is better indoor ventilation,” he said.
NPR noted only 15% of people eligible for the booster shot targeting the omicron variant have received it.
“It’s just really critical that [people] — especially those at high risk — understand the value of getting vaccinated and making sure they stay up to date on their boosters,” Claire Hannan, executive director of the Association of Immunization Managers, told NPR.
According to the report, every week in the country, more than 2,500 people still lose their lives to the virus.