Covid Connection: Interview with Dr. Agus

Описание: Bishop Sharma Lewis talked with Dr. David B. Agus, professor of medicine and engineering at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and Viterbi School of Engineering; and the Founding Director of the Ellison Institute, in late February 2021 about the COVID-19 vaccination process and information pertinent to the mission and ministry of churches in the Virginia Conference.

This video is part of the COVID Connection video series. The Return to In-Person and the Mission & Ministry Workgroups, two teams formed by Bishop Lewis during the pandemic to safely return United Methodists to worship and the life of the church, share this series seeking to educate and inform as well as share positivity as the pandemic continues.

00:00-3:00 Introduction
3:01-7:38 General vaccination information
7:39- 9:24 Working with Presidential Administrations
9:25-10:26 Release of new vaccines
11:38-14:26 What does vaccine do against virus?
14:27-15:45 How long is vaccine good for?
15:46-18:56 Variants of COVID-19?/ Information about double masking
19:32-21:59 Why best practices such as wearing masks are important
22:00-24:21 What will ‘back to normal’ look like at work, school, and church?
24:22-28:38 Herd immunity/ Information about vaccine hesitancy and safety
28:49-31:48 Vaccine history for people of color
31:49-33:45 Should pregnant women get the vaccine?
33:46-34:57 Should persons using EpiPens get the vaccine?
34:58-37:30 Advice for faith leaders on church services
37:31-40:05 Masks while preaching and inside churches
40:06-43:13 Singing inside churches/worship indoors
43:14-45:13 Vaccine side effects
45:14-47:31 Learn more from Dr. Agus