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greetings . Navy surgeon general Bruce 

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Gillingham here with an update for our 

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sailors , marines , civilians and 

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family members about covid 19 While the 

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state of emergency has ended the 

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specter of this disease remains with us . 

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And it's important that we continue to 

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use all measures available to stay 

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healthy and safe . Much like influenza 

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Covid has the potential to grade our 

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readiness . Fortunately we can count on 

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vaccines to be our best biologic body 

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armor to protect us against serious 

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infection , hospitalization and death . 

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Our best medical evidence demonstrates 

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that this is true even if you've got 

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natural immunity from a prior infection . 

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In addition to the already approved 

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Pfizer Moderna and johnson vaccines in 

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july , the Food and Drug Administration 

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approved a new arrow in our Quiver nova 

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vax . This vaccine has an E . U . A . 

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Or emergency use authorization for all 

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individuals , 18 and over . Much like 

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traditional vaccines that defend 

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against hepatitis B and shingles . 

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Novavax teaches the immune system to 

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recognize the virus . It does not use 

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any M . RNA or DNA technology and it 

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does not enter the nucleus of cells , 

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the vaccine uses a SARS cov two 

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recombination spike protein to produce 

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an autoimmune reaction in order to 

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protect against further infection . 

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Regardless of the type of vaccine you 

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choose , I urge everyone to remain 

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vigilant and get vaccinated and boosted 

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if you haven't done so already . As we 

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have seen , the Covid virus has already 

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mutated a number of times . So it is 

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important for us to keep our defenses 

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up as always continue to take care of 

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your own physical and mental well being 

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the women and men of Navy medicine are 

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standing by to render any assistance 

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you may require . We have the watch , 

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and I look forward to seeing you in the 

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fleet .