Adams, who has served as the country’s top doctor since 2017, tweeted on Thanksgiving that both his mother and wife had recently been hospitalized.
“My wife was hospitalized due to complications from cancer treatment. My mom was admitted last night with a hip fracture and a possible stroke. # COVID19 Thank you to everyone who has kept the hospital bed open for my loved ones by following the precautions and getting your #flu shots. It’s important, ”said Adams Said.
The Surgeon General said that practicing and masking up social gaps can bridge the gap now and when a vaccine comes out, which he noted could happen by the end of the year.
“We want to vaccinate for the effect with the recognition that by the end of this year we will have a million million doses of the vaccine,” Adams said, adding that the first round of vaccines will protect vulnerable people, including nursing homes. . “If you’re part of the public, I want you to understand that before you can get vaccinated, it will be the end of the first quarter, the beginning of the second quarter of next year.”
Adams, who has completed a four-year term ending in August 2021, may be the only top health official to handle the upcoming Biden administration.
