MSNBC contributor Katty Kay was ‘appalled’ her kids refused COVID boosters before holidays

MSNBC contributor Katty Kay expressed shock Thursday that her children are not interested in further vaccinations against COVID-19.

After watching a video from a doctor describing how busy hospitals have become in the 2022 shutdown, Kay described her personal frustration on “Morning Joe.”

“You would think the country would respond by saying, ‘Okay, we’re going to make sure we’re up to date with our vaccines,'” she told MSNBC contributor Dr. Zeke Emanuel.

However, she narrated an unexpected experience with her family.

MSNBC contributor Katty Kay claimed her children refused to get further COVID vaccinations before the holidays.

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“But I had a weird conversation with my 22-year-old and my 16-year-old last night, and I said, ‘Okay, I booked you for updates on COVID, you’re both back on vacation, you’re going to get your boosters, and two said: “No, we don’t want to. We’ve had enough vaccines and we don’t think we need them,” Kay said. “I was kind of shocked and horrified.”

“But is that the kind of response you’re seeing from young people right now, that they think it’s over and they don’t need any more vaccines?” she asked Emmanuel.

The COVID-19 pandemic looks set to continue into 2023, although most of the most severe restrictions on public life have ended. (iStock)

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Dr. Emanuel responded by saying how the COVID-19 vaccines don’t prevent the transmission of the virus, but they do prevent serial disease.

“Yes, but I would say, you know, we continue to think that vaccines will prevent getting COVID. They don’t prevent getting COVID. What they prevent is serious illness, hospitalization and death,” he said. “And young people think they’re invincible — and yes, they’re at lower risk from COVID, but that’s not zero risk.”

He suggested two other methods to prevent transmission altogether.

The efficacy of masking and vaccines have remained enduring sources of political debate. (iStock) (iStock)

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“There are only two things that can really prevent the transmission of the COVID virus,” Emanuel suggested. “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.”

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