| Dr. Anthony Fauci has become a familiar face throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, providing updates for Americans and guidance through this unprecedented time. And now the nation's top infectious disease expert is taking the vaccine campaign directly to younger Americans by answering questions and addressing concerns on TikTok.
Fauci joined TikTok influencers — who had anywhere between 794,000 to 24.1 million followers — for conversations about how important it is to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Fauci told Mia Finney, a 22-year-old recent graduate of USC, “There are multiple myths going on out there, from anything from aliens taking over your body to becoming magnetic to get[ting] a chip injected in you. It’s all nonsense, so please help us debunk that stuff."
Finney said it was important to have the conversation with Fauci because she knows a lot of young people who are hesitant to get a vaccine or have questions regarding vaccinations.
“I think it was important for me to give people that information,” Finney said. “At the end of the day, it’s everyone’s right to get the vaccine or not, but the fact that I was able to provide information for them I think was the greatest impact that I had.”
The White House and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services helped to connect Fauci to the TikTok users.
“Tell all of your TikTok buddies to get vaccinated,” Fauci said last week in a video posted on TikTok by Nia Sioux, the social media and former “Dance Moms” star.
“I will, I’ll tell all my besties,” Sioux replied.
The U.S. missed President Joe Biden's July 4 goal to vaccinate 70% of American adults with at least one COVID-19 shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports more than 67% of adults in the U.S. are at least partially vaccinated. Vaccinations among young adults in the U.S. has been slower compared to other age groups.
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