The surgeon general pleads: wearing a mask “ will protect my mother ”

Adams, who has been the country’s top doctor since 2017, tweeted at Thanksgiving that his mother and wife were recently hospitalized.

“My wife was just in the hospital due to complications from the cancer treatment. My mother was admitted last night with a broken hip and possible stroke. Thank you to everyone who kept a hospital bed open for my loved ones by following # COVID19 precautions and getting you #flu vaccinated. It matters ”, Adams said.

The surgeon general said the practice of social distancing and masking could bridge the gap between when a vaccine is released, which he says could happen by the end of the year.

“We want to immunize to have an impact by recognizing that we will have 40 million doses of vaccine by the end of this year,” Adams said, noting that the first round of vaccines would serve to protect vulnerable people, including those retirement homes. . “If you are in the audience, I want you to understand that it will probably be the end of the first trimester, the start of the second trimester of next year before you can get your shot.”

Adams, who is serving a four-year term in August 2021, may be among the only senior Trump health officials retained in the new Biden administration.