DEAF INTERPRETER: Hello, I’m Rosemary, presenting an important message from the Centers for Disease Control – CDC. This message is being interpreted for the public. COVID-19 vaccines have been in use for some time now, and have been authorized for use by the Government throughout America to prevent COVID19.

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: blue oval with white text Pfizer, white rectangle with red text: moderna with light blue dashed line underneath, white rectangle with red cursive Johnson & Johnson.]

DEAF INTERPRETER: The most familiar and common vaccines distributed are Pfizer (PF), Moderna (M) – those two are strongly and primarily recommended as vaccination. The third vaccine, Johnson and Johnson (JJ) are not as strongly recommended but are appropriate for people who feel their bodies would not be able to accept either Pfizer or Moderna. Again, Pfizer and Moderna are more recommended. Those vaccines help your body protect against being susceptible to the COVID-19 virus. However, the protection that those vaccines offer your body wears off. The recommendation is that you get both doses of the vaccine and the booster. The sequence of the doses and the booster help your body protect itself against the COVID-19 virus.

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DEAF INTERPRETER: Some people are more easily susceptible to illnesses such as the common cold, the flu, fatigue, or are more medically fragile – that population who are generally more susceptible to illnesses might need more doses. It is possible that for that group, more than the recommended three would be recommended to help your body fight off and become more resistant to the COVID 19 vaccine. That is a possibility.

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[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: blue oval with white text Pfizer next to white box with green checkmark, this image is repeated three times one above the other with the third image showing Moderna logo (white rectangle with red letters moderna with light blue dashed lined underneath)]

DEAF INTERPRETER: Those of you who have already had your first and second doses of Pfizer should wait five months before getting the booster shot. However, regarding the booster shot – adults who are over eighteen – there are no restrictions or recommendations regarding which version of the booster you get – either Pfizer or Moderna. That choice is yours.

[WHITE TEXT: 12 years old to 17 years old]

DEAF INTERPRETER: Regarding minors who are between the ages of twelve and seventeen – all the vaccinations and boosters must be from the same manufacturer. For example if you started with Pfizer, you must finish the series with all Pfizer injections. For those between the ages of 12 and 17, if you started with Moderna, you must finish the series with Moderna.

[WHITE TEXT: 18 YEARS OLD AND UP]

DEAF INTERPRETER: For you who are age 18 and older and those of you who have already had your first and second doses of Moderna should wait five months before getting the booster shot. Again, that booster shot can be from either Pfizer or Moderna. That decision is up to you.

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[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: white rectangle with red letters moderna with light blue dashed lined underneath, this image is repeated three times one above the other with the third image of a blue oval with white text Pfizer]

DEAF INTERPRETER: Those of you who received the Johnson and Johnson vaccination should wait two months before receiving the second booster. That can be either Pfizer or Moderna, that decision is yours.

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: white rectangle with red cursive Johnson & Johnson, white rectangle with red text: moderna with light blue dashed line underneath, blue oval with white text Pfizer.]

DEAF INTERPRETER: Again, for those of you who are eighteen and over – which manufacturer – Pfizer or Moderna – you get the booster shot from doesn’t matter. You can get all three from the same manufacturer or mix it up on the booster shot. The emphasis is on getting all three scheduled doses so that your body can fight off the COVID 19 virus. Thank you.
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