Some express concerns over rush to find COVID-19 vaccine

WRAL's Lora Lavigne spoke with a professor about the rush to get a vaccine for COVID-19 and the concerns that may bring.
Posted 5/19/2020, 11:57:34 PM

THEY ALSO MONITOR THE NUMBER OF

CASES AND COUNTY BY COUNTY

BREAKDOWNS.

>>> 24 HOURS AFTER MODERNA

ANNOUNCED PROMISING NEWS AND

THE RACE TO FIND THE VACCINE WE

ARE HEARING MIXED REACTIONS.

AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT COMFORT

IT IS ABOUT FEAR AND

CONCERN.HERE'S MORE ON THAT

STORY FROM LESLIE MORENO.

>> Reporter: I SPOKE TO A

PROFESSOR HERE AT THE CAROLINA

POPULATION CENTER WHO SAID

THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A LONG

HISTORY OF CONCERN BUT BECAUSE

THEY'RE SUCH A RUSH TO GET

VACCINES THAT THERE ARE FEARS

AND CONCERNS THAT ARE

INTENSIFYING.

THE RACE CONTINUES TO CONTROL

THE CORONAVIRUS.

ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH

ORGANIZATION MORE THAN 70

POTENTIAL VACCINES ARE BEING

DEVELOPED ALL AT VARIOUS STAGES

OF DEVELOPMENT.

>> I THINK PEOPLE WILL WANT TO

GET THE VACCINE MORE THAN A

ANNUAL FLU VACCINE.

BUT MAYBE IT'S TOO SOON TO TRY.

>> Reporter: SOME PEOPLE FEEL

THAT THE VACCINE IS BEING

RUSSIA MAY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT

THE LONG-TERM SIDE EFFECTS.

>> THE NORMAL PROCEDURES ARE

NOT BEING FOLLOWED THEY ARE IN

SUCH A TIGHT TIME SCHEDULE.

>> Reporter: THEY SAID THE

FEARS ARE VERY COMMON.

BUT ONE IS CONCERNS ABOUT THE

CONTENT OF THE VACCINE AND

ABOUT NOT WANTING IT IN THEIR

BODY.

AND THE OTHER CONCERN IS IF THE

STATE OR NATION OVERALL HAS

INFECTED MORE THAN 4.5 PEOPLE

AROUND THE WORLD , KILLING OVER

300,000.

THE FDA HAS THE ABILITY TO FAST-

TRACK VACCINES THAT WOULD SPEED

UP TESTING AND APPROVAL.

>> A LOT OF THINGS HAVE TO GO

RIGHT BEFORE WE CAN START

VACCINATING THE POPULATION.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION IF

ALL GOES WELL RESEARCHERS COULD

HAVE A VACCINE AS EARLY AS THE

END OF 2021.

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