1 00:00:00,340 --> 00:00:02,507 Hello marines and sailors . My name is 2 00:00:02,507 --> 00:00:04,673 Captain Fernando Oliva , the first M . 3 00:00:04,673 --> 00:00:06,784 LG . Group surgeon . I'm here to talk 4 00:00:06,784 --> 00:00:08,896 to you today about the second dose of 5 00:00:08,896 --> 00:00:11,007 the covid vaccine . If it's been more 6 00:00:11,007 --> 00:00:10,870 than 42 days since you've had your 7 00:00:10,870 --> 00:00:13,092 first dose , do you need to restart the 8 00:00:13,092 --> 00:00:15,314 entire vaccine series ? You do not need 9 00:00:15,314 --> 00:00:17,590 to restart the series Once you've had 10 00:00:17,590 --> 00:00:19,720 your first dose , stay masked up 11 00:00:19,730 --> 00:00:21,452 socially distance and keep all 12 00:00:21,452 --> 00:00:23,820 protective measures in place . If it's 13 00:00:23,820 --> 00:00:26,042 been more than 42 days since your first 14 00:00:26,042 --> 00:00:28,153 dose , you do not need to restart the 15 00:00:28,153 --> 00:00:30,376 series . All you need to do to complete 16 00:00:30,376 --> 00:00:32,431 the series is to just get the second 17 00:00:32,431 --> 00:00:34,542 shot . Keep in mind that for the most 18 00:00:34,542 --> 00:00:36,598 protection it's important to get the 19 00:00:36,598 --> 00:00:38,931 second dose on the recommended schedule . 20 00:00:38,931 --> 00:00:41,042 So why is it so important to get your 21 00:00:41,042 --> 00:00:42,987 second dose ? Because until you're 22 00:00:42,987 --> 00:00:45,153 fully vaccinated , you are more likely 23 00:00:45,153 --> 00:00:47,480 to get the virus and transmitted to a 24 00:00:47,480 --> 00:00:49,702 fellow marine to a shipmate to a family 25 00:00:49,702 --> 00:00:51,869 member who might still be vulnerable . 26 00:00:52,340 --> 00:00:54,830 Receiving that second dose protects you 27 00:00:54,830 --> 00:00:56,950 and others around you right now , the 28 00:00:56,950 --> 00:00:58,894 longer this virus is allowed to go 29 00:00:58,894 --> 00:01:01,117 unchecked , the greater the possibility 30 00:01:01,117 --> 00:01:03,172 that we're going to see new variants 31 00:01:03,172 --> 00:01:05,117 emerging and the wave of new cases 32 00:01:05,117 --> 00:01:07,550 continuing . It's actually possible 33 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:09,393 that another variant , even more 34 00:01:09,393 --> 00:01:11,560 dangerous than the delta variant could 35 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:13,504 emerge in the future . If we don't 36 00:01:13,504 --> 00:01:15,616 protect ourselves , the virus behaves 37 00:01:15,616 --> 00:01:17,782 like an enemy that's adapting By being 38 00:01:17,782 --> 00:01:19,893 fully vaccinated , we can beat it and 39 00:01:19,893 --> 00:01:22,060 prevent its ability to adapt further . 40 00:01:22,060 --> 00:01:24,171 So if you had symptoms from the first 41 00:01:24,171 --> 00:01:23,740 dose , could that happen again with the 42 00:01:23,740 --> 00:01:25,851 second dose ? Absolutely . It could . 43 00:01:25,851 --> 00:01:27,907 Certainly some people experience flu 44 00:01:27,907 --> 00:01:30,129 like symptoms such as fevers , chills , 45 00:01:30,129 --> 00:01:32,129 body aches and others experience no 46 00:01:32,129 --> 00:01:34,129 symptoms at all . If you experience 47 00:01:34,129 --> 00:01:36,296 symptoms with the first dose , you may 48 00:01:36,296 --> 00:01:38,518 or may not experience symptoms with the 49 00:01:38,518 --> 00:01:40,407 second dose . But whether you had 50 00:01:40,407 --> 00:01:40,360 symptoms from the first dose or you 51 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,582 develop symptoms from the second dose , 52 00:01:42,582 --> 00:01:44,760 those symptoms are significantly less 53 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:46,482 severe than anything you would 54 00:01:46,482 --> 00:01:48,816 experience from having the virus itself . 55 00:01:48,816 --> 00:01:50,927 The bottom line is any potential side 56 00:01:50,927 --> 00:01:53,038 effects from the first or second dose 57 00:01:53,038 --> 00:01:55,038 of the Covid vaccination series are 58 00:01:55,038 --> 00:01:57,149 worth the protection they give you in 59 00:01:57,149 --> 00:01:59,316 your community . All right , so you're 60 00:01:59,316 --> 00:02:01,538 ready for your second dose , Who do you 61 00:02:01,538 --> 00:02:01,390 call ? How do you go about doing that ? 62 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:03,567 Talk to your chain of command or reach 63 00:02:03,567 --> 00:02:05,733 out to your command medical department 64 00:02:05,733 --> 00:02:07,900 to find out how for more information , 65 00:02:07,900 --> 00:02:09,956 click the link provided on the first 66 00:02:09,956 --> 00:02:13,850 Mlg web page . Yeah . Yeah . Yeah . 67 00:02:14,740 --> 00:02:16,760 Yeah . Right .