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Americans More Likely to Take Covid-19 Vaccine
The amount of Americans willing to take the Covid-19 vaccine has gone up. But will North Carolina residents be willing to take the vaccine early?
WHY PEOPLE WILL >>> AS A VACCINE MOVES CLOSER TO BECOMING A REALITY, MORE AMERICANS SAY THEY PLAN TO GET THE SHOT. A NEW REPORT FROM THE RESEARCH CENTERS SAID 60% OF ADULTS SAID THEY WOULD DEFINITELY OR PROBABLY GET VACCINATED. THAT'S UP FROM 51% IN SEPTEMBER. 75% SAID THEY HAVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF CONFIDENCE IN THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. 62% SAID THEY WILL NOT BE COMFORTABLE BEING AMONG THE FIRST TO GET A VACCINE. >> WE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT THE COVID VACCINE. ARE YOU EXCITED BECAUSE OF THE SCIENCE? OR SKEPTICAL BECAUSE OF THE POLITICS? WE SPENT THE DAY ON A FEW STREET CORNERS AND LEARNED A LOT . >> Reporter: LET'S PICK A PARKING LOT. THIS TOWN CENTER WILL DO. THIS 66-YEAR-OLD TOOK OUT HIS EARBUD AND TOOK MY OPEN MIC. >> I WILL TAKE THE VACCINE. >> HIS SISTER IS A NURSE. SHE AND OTHER HEALTHCARE WORKERS WILL HAVE FIRST DIBS. WHEN IT'S READY FOR THE WIDER POPULATION HE SAID HE WOULD BE FIRST IN WANT IN MIND. >> CORNERS WERE NOT CUT. THE VACCINES WERE BUILT UPON YEARS OF WORK. >> Reporter: ASHLEY WALTERS, WORKS AT A PHARMACY AND HAS THIS TO SAY. >> I FEEL LIKE IT NEEDS MORE STUDY. I'M AFRAID OF THE SIDE EFFECTS. >> Reporter: THERE'S MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM. PICK A STREET. JENNIFER BRIAN, AGE 47, MOM OF SCHOOL AGE KIDS SAID SHE AVOIDS FLU SHOTS AND WILL CERTAINLY AVOID A COVID SHOT. >> I TRUST MY FATHER TO TAKE CARE OF ME. I DON'T NECESSARILY NEED A VACCINE CREATED BY PEOPLE. I'M NOT THAT WORRIED ABOUT IT. I MEAN THE LORD. >> Reporter: ON THIS STREET CORNER IS BEVERLY. >> I'M AT THE AGE THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST. I DON'T DECLARE THAT TO BE PROUD THAT I'M HAPPY TO BE PROTECTED AND I WANT THE VACCINE. >> THERE IS NO COVID VIRUS IN THE VACCINE. >> Reporter: THERE IS A CERTAIN SQUEAMISHNESS. CHRIS WHEELER. >> I'VE DONE THE RESEARCH AND I DON'T WANT TO GROW UP THIRD I IN MY BACK. IT WON'T BE THAT BAD BUT -- >> Reporter: THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE GOES THIS WAY AND THAT. NOT TO PUT TOO FINE A POINT ON
