Dr. Jerome Adams has a surprising take on who can help during the coronavirus pandemic: social media influencers like Kylie Jenner.
"We need to get Kylie Jenner and social media influencers out there, in helping folks understand that look, this is serious, this is absolutely serious," he said on the show."People are dying."
Dr. Adams said young Americans -- like his own children -- don't want to listen to adults like him."The more I tell them not to do something," he added,"the more they want to do it."While new studies show that younger people can be just as affected by the disease, it's important that they realize they also pose a bigger threat at passing it on to older people, who stand a higher likelihood of dying.
"But think about your grandfather, think about your grandmother," Dr. Adams advised."Think about the fact you're spreading disease that could ultimately be what kills them."
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