Edgar Ramírez Instagram – My grandmother Bertha died of Covid a month ago today. My Uncle Guillermo is barely stable after spending a month hospitalized for Covid. And as I write this, I’m only hoping for a miracle to save my Aunt Lucy’s life. She is dying from COVID. My aunt Nidia spent a couple of days in the hospital because of Covid, but she is fine now. The difference between them? my aunt Nidia was fortunate enough to get vaccinated. Neither my grandmother, my aunt Lucy, nor my uncle Guillermo had access to vaccines. In the small Venezuelan town where they live, there are not enough vaccines. This is a reality for millions of people around the world. Outside of the United States and a few wealthy countries, people die of Covid because they can’t get a vaccine. As my family and millions of people go through the nightmare of losing their loved ones because there aren’t enough vaccines, my hope is that anyone who can get vaccinated do so today. Don’t do it for yourself. Do it to protect those who are vulnerable, those with immune deficiencies, and all others who can get very sick if infected. What everyone agrees on is that those who are unvaccinated can carry more of the lethal virus, and can transmit it faster and to more people, than those who got a vaccine. To get a vaccine is an act of kindness. I had the honor of speaking with Dr Fauci regarding COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine. It was a powerful conversation I hope you get a chance to watch. I also hope it can serve as a starting point for a conversation with the people in your life who are hesitant about getting vaccinated. Just have the conversation, please. Thank you so much to Dr Fauci for taking the time out of his day to have this discussion with me. I encourage you all to follow science and truthful information, and get vaccinated to help save those around you. Please visit madetosave.org/learn for more details