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i mean i've never even seen measles i don't even know what it looks like and you know of course then you know those of us in the public health field have to say well the reason you don't is because there's been successful vaccination rates that that have but then when we become lackadaisical

about it boom then we start seeing some upticks in measles and that's happening in in the state of minnesota as for instance okay so we've got some other comments here sheridan i see your hand is up let's see what you have to say yeah this is just a personal story since we were on the topic of covid i unfortunately was one of those folks that lost somebody during the pandemic in 2020 do

about it boom then we start seeing some upticks in measles and that's happening in in the state of minnesota as for instance okay so we've got some other comments here sheridan i see your hand is up let's see what you have to say yeah this is just a personal story since we were on the topic of covid i unfortunately was one of those folks that lost somebody during the pandemic in 2020 do

Thanks for that. Yeah. So Matthew, I see you're on board here with some thoughts.

Thanks for that. Yeah. So Matthew, I see you're on board here with some thoughts.

So Sherlyn, thanks for these stories shared in Matthew. I'm going to ask you this, Sherlyn. You've been a health care professional a long time. And many of these vaccines that I listed out have been around us. Do you remember any of the vaccines that we've had, whoa, these years, being as politicized as what we saw with COVID?

So Sherlyn, thanks for these stories shared in Matthew. I'm going to ask you this, Sherlyn. You've been a health care professional a long time. And many of these vaccines that I listed out have been around us. Do you remember any of the vaccines that we've had, whoa, these years, being as politicized as what we saw with COVID?

Yeah, and that's just COVID. I mean, you know, like I mentioned, we have these upticks in measles, for instance. It's kind of ironic. In today's Minneapolis Star paper, Jeremy Olson, who again has been on this show, and he seems to be hitting some of the topics that we're very interested in, but he's got an article today about vaccinations and where we're sitting with them.

Yeah, and that's just COVID. I mean, you know, like I mentioned, we have these upticks in measles, for instance. It's kind of ironic. In today's Minneapolis Star paper, Jeremy Olson, who again has been on this show, and he seems to be hitting some of the topics that we're very interested in, but he's got an article today about vaccinations and where we're sitting with them.

Fortunately, in the state of Minnesota, as far as COVID is concerned, we aren't seeing as much uptick as we are in some other states. But that doesn't mean we should rest on our laurels here, for sure, with regards to COVID. So going forward on just vaccinations, I'm concerned as a public health professional With the idea that vaccinations have become kind of like a ho-hum type of thing.

Fortunately, in the state of Minnesota, as far as COVID is concerned, we aren't seeing as much uptick as we are in some other states. But that doesn't mean we should rest on our laurels here, for sure, with regards to COVID. So going forward on just vaccinations, I'm concerned as a public health professional With the idea that vaccinations have become kind of like a ho-hum type of thing.

And it's like, ah, maybe I'll get it. Maybe I won't get it. These types of things. How can we break through that barrier from a communication standpoint? And from a public health standpoint and a medical standpoint, how can we break through that barrier in order to really identify the importance of all of these?

And it's like, ah, maybe I'll get it. Maybe I won't get it. These types of things. How can we break through that barrier from a communication standpoint? And from a public health standpoint and a medical standpoint, how can we break through that barrier in order to really identify the importance of all of these?

Absolutely, yeah.

Absolutely, yeah.

Yeah, you know, public health messaging was certainly compromised. during COVID and I think it became, it was a function of the immediacy of the situation. However, some of the other things that we need to be vaccinated against, we don't deal with the immediacy of the situation. OK, and you don't see it in front of you or people aren't necessarily dying right in front of your eyes.

Yeah, you know, public health messaging was certainly compromised. during COVID and I think it became, it was a function of the immediacy of the situation. However, some of the other things that we need to be vaccinated against, we don't deal with the immediacy of the situation. OK, and you don't see it in front of you or people aren't necessarily dying right in front of your eyes.

But there's still it's still important to get vaccinated. So, Barry, you know, it's like. What should docs be doing? What should physicians be doing in order to break through this kind of anti vaccine crisis? that's going around right now. What should they be doing with their patients?

But there's still it's still important to get vaccinated. So, Barry, you know, it's like. What should docs be doing? What should physicians be doing in order to break through this kind of anti vaccine crisis? that's going around right now. What should they be doing with their patients?

So Clarence, you know, you're our community expert.