Dr. Phil on why people should get vaccinated: ‘It’s more than about you’

Dr. Phil McGraw gave his thoughts on the current vaccine debate happening in the U.S. on The Late Late Show with James Corden Thursday. The talk show host, who is heading into the 20th season of his show next week, said you just gotta look at the numbers.

“When you look that 90 percent of the people that are dying are not vaccinated, do the math, this isn't hard,” he said. “This is not chess, it's checkers. This is easy to figure out.”

And while the number of Americans getting vaccinated is finally on the rise, Dr. Phil says he still deals with plenty of families where some members still refuse to get the vaccine. So he gave some insight on what he has been saying in those situations.

“I just try and say to people, ‘Look, it's more than about you. Maybe you get the vaccine for other people and not for yourself. You get it so you don't make other people ill,” Dr. Phil said. “But I do support getting the vaccination. I've gotten the vaccination. I support everybody getting the vaccination. And I hope people do.”

Video Transcript

Right now, we're in this moment of people who will take a vaccine and this anti-vaxxer movement. Like how do we-- what would you say to people who were anti taking a vaccine?

- On The Late-- Late Show with James Corden Thursday, Dr. Phil McGraw who is heading into the 20th season of his talk show next week gave his thoughts on the current vaccine debate happening in the US.

- I've talked to so many people who aren't taking it because they think they're being injected with a tracking device. Are you kidding me?

- The conversation comes on the same day that President Biden issued executive orders mandating vaccines or weekly testing for a large employers and health care providers as hospitals everywhere continue to be overcrowded and overwhelmed. And as Dr. Phil said, you just got to look at the numbers.

- And when you look that 90% of the people that are dying are not vaccinated, do the math. This isn't hard. This is not chess. It's checkers. You know, this is easy to figure out.

- And while the number of Americans getting vaccinated is on the rise, Dr. Phil gave some advice on how to talk to a family member who is still hesitant about getting the vaccine.

- I just try and say to people, look, it's more than about you. Maybe you get the vaccine for other people and not for yourself. You get it so you don't make other people ill.

But I do support getting the vaccination. I've got-- I've gotten the vaccination. I support everybody getting the vaccination. And I hope people do.