Shirlynn LaChapelle
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Well, I'll say some vaccines and medicines because everybody's trying to be on Wagobe now. Have you noticed that?
Well, I'll say some vaccines and medicines because everybody's trying to be on Wagobe now. Have you noticed that?
And I'm going to say Hollywood has led the way from Oprah on down. When she went to the awards, it was like, is that Oprah? It will be everybody. So the same kind of... I don't know, results oriented. And then the research shows that it reduces complications. It saves lives. And I guess we have to use some of that conversation to say vaccines save lives. You can't see it. It's invisible.
And I'm going to say Hollywood has led the way from Oprah on down. When she went to the awards, it was like, is that Oprah? It will be everybody. So the same kind of... I don't know, results oriented. And then the research shows that it reduces complications. It saves lives. And I guess we have to use some of that conversation to say vaccines save lives. You can't see it. It's invisible.
You will feel it if you get the disease.
You will feel it if you get the disease.
Clarence, after working with you and other community health workers, I have grown to understand how invaluable you all are. And you speak to the community, friends, neighbors, and et cetera, on a level that is based on trust, recognition of shared experiences and things like that. So I think we give them all the information that they need and then help them to craft
Clarence, after working with you and other community health workers, I have grown to understand how invaluable you all are. And you speak to the community, friends, neighbors, and et cetera, on a level that is based on trust, recognition of shared experiences and things like that. So I think we give them all the information that they need and then help them to craft
a conversation piece to have with neighbors and others in the community so that they can engage on a personal level and as well as getting community input so we can understand what are the barriers that the community is feeling or thinking and have answers for those barriers.
a conversation piece to have with neighbors and others in the community so that they can engage on a personal level and as well as getting community input so we can understand what are the barriers that the community is feeling or thinking and have answers for those barriers.
I think there's a video I think MDH put out about me on about getting the COVID vaccination. Okay. It was short and sweet.
I think there's a video I think MDH put out about me on about getting the COVID vaccination. Okay. It was short and sweet.
And basically why you should get vaccinated. Okay. But COVID's a killer. If you love your family, if you care about others in the community, I'd get vaccinated. Anyway, it was short, it was sweet. It might not have even been 30 seconds. My message to the community would be, I'd rather prevent than to be in the hospital being treated.
And basically why you should get vaccinated. Okay. But COVID's a killer. If you love your family, if you care about others in the community, I'd get vaccinated. Anyway, it was short, it was sweet. It might not have even been 30 seconds. My message to the community would be, I'd rather prevent than to be in the hospital being treated.
Because after having just come out of 11 wonderful days in the hospital, I don't, that's a place I don't want to be.
Because after having just come out of 11 wonderful days in the hospital, I don't, that's a place I don't want to be.
I want anything not to get that ill again. Yeah.
I want anything not to get that ill again. Yeah.