Vax Facts H.S.

Students from Kalani High School and Kamehameha Schools interview state experts on vaccinating teens against Covid-19. Topics include: weighing the risks of vaccination vs. Covid, the science of mRNA vaccines, good information vs. disinformation, and the relationship between vaccine distribution and health justice. Interviewers: Amika Matteson, Kalani High School Allison O’Connor, Kalani High School Hoakalei Watanabe, Kamehemeha Schools Public Health and Vaccine Experts: Joshua Green, Lieutenant Governor and emergency room doctor Sarah Kemble, Acting State epidemiologist Taylor Tashiro, Microbiology lecturer, Leeward Community College and Hawai‘i Pacific University; Pearl City High School alumna Awupahi Lee, master’s student at the John A. Burns School of Medicine; alumna of Kamehameha Schools Questions Answered: 0:00 - Introductions 1:09 - How would you weigh the risks of young healthy people getting the Covid-19 vaccine vs getting Covid-19? 2:35 - What would you say to teens who are waiting to see the long-term effects of the vaccine? 3:06 - Are there any long-term effects of the vaccine? 3:43 - What are the long-term effects of getting Covid-19? 4:16 - What would you say to teens who are suspicious of big pharmaceuticals and government officials? 6:23 - What if my parents donʻt want me to get vaccinated, but I do? 7:15 - How are vaccines different than medications, and why do we have reactions to them? 7:36 - Pfeizer v. Moderna v. Johnson & Johnson? 8:09 - How were these vaccines made so quickly? 8:39 - Why are RNA vaccines so fragile? 9:39 - Are there any ingredients that can be of concern? 10:15 - What about foreign objects messing with my genes? 10:45 - What has the past taught us about vaccines today? 11:41 - Should people who have already had Covid-19 still get vaccinated? 12:09 - Should young people and women be worried about reactions to the vaccine? 12:42 - What contraindications should teens know about? 13:14 - How does Covid-19 disproportionately affect Native Hawaiians, and what can be done? 14:08 - Why should Native Hawaiians, in particular, seek out the vaccination? 14:36 - What efforts are being made to vaccinate Pacific Islanders, and what more could be done? 16:25 - Should doses going to US teens be distributed elsewhere? 17:19 - Should teens be given cash incentives for being vaccinated? 17:53 - Once vaccinated, how soon can things return to normal? 19:39 - How is the pandemic affecting the mental health of teens? What about the effects on education? 20:29 - What can teens do to help increase vaccine knowledge in their communities? 21:01 - Why did you get vaccinated, and what hesitancy did you feel? 23:12 - Addition Resources & Conclusion Sponsored by the Department of Education, Department of Health, Hawai‘i Community Foundation, Kamehameha Schools, and the University of Hawai‘i. ================================================================ BTSS website: http://manoa.hawaii.edu/speakers/ Facebook:   / uhbtss   Instagram:   / uh_btss   Twitter:   / uh_btss   Channel:    / @uhbtss   The Better Tomorrow Speaker Series features incisive conversations on the most pressing issues of our time. The project is a joint venture of the University of Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Community Foundation, and Kamehameha Schools.