New Flu Vaccine Introduced

JOINING US. AS THE CALENDAR SWITCHES FROM SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER, HEALTH EXPERTS ARE ADVISING PEOPLE THAT NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME TO GET YOUR FLU SHOT. THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL ESTIMATES THAT AS MANY AS 135 MILLION DOSES OF FLU VACCINE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY DURING THE 2026 2027 FLU SEASON. EXPERTS ARE WARNING OF NEW VARIANT STRAINS THAT COULD LEAD TO A STRONG SEASON. BUT NEW VACCINES ARE ALSO ON THE MARKET TO HELP PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. >> DOCTOR JAMIE CAM ROSS, THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AT HEALTH CARE >> WHICH IS A NONPROFIT HEALTH CARE PROVIDER IN COLLIER COUNTY, JOINS US NOW. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. AND HAPPY TO JOIN IN. >> ARE WE SEEING FLU CASES YET IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA? AND IF SO, WHEN DO THEY PEAK? >> HOW CAN IT WORK IS SEEING FLU CASES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. WHO TENDS TO PEAK EVERY SEASON BETWEEN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. WE REALLY TEND TO BEGIN TO SEE CASES COMING IN. SMALL NUMBERS IN SEPTEMBER. BUT BY OCTOBER, THAT'S WHEN WE THE FOOTPRINT IN LOGIC. >> WHAT IS THE BEST LINE OF DEFENSE FROM FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE AS A MEDICAL DOCTOR IN PREVENTING FLU? >> IMPLEMENTING FLU, I WOULD RECOMMEND THE FLU VACCINE AS ONE OF THE FIRST LINES OF DEFENSE FOR ANYONE, 6 MONTHS OF AGE AND OLDER. AND SECONDARILY, I THINK IF WE CAN BEGIN TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE PROTECT OURSELVES AND THOSE AROUND US BY SOME BASIC HYGIENE TECHNIQUES. THE FIRST AND FOREMOST AS HAND WASHING THAT WE ARE COGNIZANT OF WHERE WE'RE TOUCHING. AND WHEN WE'RE TOUCHING OPENING THE DOOR TO A BUILDING, FOR EXAMPLE, EVERYONE'S HANDS TOUCH AS THAT. SO WASHING OUR HANDS FREQUENTLY. ALSO HOW WE COP, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE AS SOME OF US GREW UP, WE LEARN TO COUGH IN OUR HANDS. NOW WE'RE TOP COFFIN TO THE ELBOW BECAUSE YOU ARE CONTAINING THE VIRUS AND THOSE HANDS DON'T TOUCH COMMON SURFACES. FOR EXAMPLE. SO HOWIE, CONDUCT OURSELVES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND AMONGST THOSE THAT WE SPEND OUR TIME. AND I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A ARE IN A VACCINE FOR THOSE. >> OVER THE AGE OF 50, CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT? >> YES, THE NEW MRNA VACCINE MANUFACTURED BY MODERNA NOW COLD AND FLU. SIVA. IS IT'S GOT IT. RECOMBINANT TECHNOLOGY THAT IS UNIQUE UNLIKE WHAT WE COMMONLY SEE WITH THE FLU VACCINES THAT WE'VE ENCOUNTERED IN OUR LIFETIMES, THOSE USUALLY REQUIRE AND ANTIGEN MEANING A PIECE OF AN INACTIVATED OR DEAD VIRUS. 2 HELP TO CREATE THE NEW VACCINE, EVEN WITH THE VACCINE CALLED FLU BUCK, EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T HAVE THE VIRUS ITSELF, IT'S STILL USES THE PROTEINS FROM THE VIRUS THE INCLUDES SIVA, THIS RECOMBINANT M RNA, TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT USE THE FLU VIRUS ITSELF. WHAT IT DOES IS THAT IT'S CONSIDERED A COACH THAT YOU'RE GETTING IS A VACCINE THAT COACH OF A VACCINE. GETS INJECTED INTO OUR BODIES AND IT INSTRUCTS I'M IMMUNE SYSTEM THAT WHEN WE SEE THE FLU VIRUS, IT WILL MANUFACTURE MIMIC A SMALL AMOUNT OF THAT VIRUS IS NOT THE VIRUS. AND BODIES BEGIN TO MOUNT AN IMMUNE RESPONSE. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE WITH THIS VACCINE IS THAT IT ALLOWS US TO CREATE OUR OWN IN MEDIUMS SYSTEM UNIVERSE WITHIN OURSELVES TO ANTICIPATE THE VIRUS AND TO BETTER FIGHT IT. WHAT STUDIED SHOW WITH A 70,000 OR SO PATIENTS THAT IT WAS TESTED ON THAT IT BECAUSE IT ALLOWS NEED VERSUS YOU TO BUILD OUR OWN SYSTEM IN PREPARATION. IT GIVES US A GREATER CHANCE OF FIGHTING THAT VIRUS. THE FOLKS OF MODERNA SAY THAT'S ON THE ORDER OF 25 26% MORE EFFECTIVENESS. THE OTHER THING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE MRNA VACCINE, LIKE WITH THE OTHER VACCINES THAT I SAID WE HAVE TO KNOW WHAT THAT VIRUS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. SCIENTISTS MEET IN FEBRUARY, FOR EXAMPLE, AND SAY WHAT DID AUSTRALIA C AND THEY THEN ARE RECOMMENDING TO US IN THE NORTH. THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO MANUFACTURE. NEW PROVED THAT IN YOUR FLU VACCINE WITH THE AMANI VIRUS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT. WE OUR OWN IMMUNE SYSTEMS ARE DEVELOPED AND WE ARE COACHING OURSELVES TO IT. IT DOES NOT REQUIRE THE HISTORY OF SOMEWHERE ELSE. AND IT REQUIRES JUST US BUILDING OUR SECURITY SYSTEMS. >> AND WHY IS IT REALLY TARGETED FOR PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 50? >> I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, THE WAY WE WE GENERALLY ROLLOUT HEALTH CARE IN THIS NATION AND AROUND THE WORLD. WE LOOK AT THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, THE MOST VULNERABLE FOR FLU ARE THOSE OVER 50, PARTICULARLY OVER 65. BUT THOSE OVER 50, I IMAGINE IN THE FUTURE THIS WILL BE DIFFERENT AS WE TEST IT OUT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY. DOCTOR, YOU'VE BEEN SO HELPFUL. THANK