CAN SEE, HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT DONE LATE TODAY. >>> AS MORE PEOPLE BECOME VACCINATED, WE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS SPECIFICALLY FOR US IN THE COMING MONTHS AS WE WILL ALL TAKE OUR TURN GETTING THE FIRST DOSE. THREE WEEKS LATER A SECOND DOSE IS GIVEN, AND THEN WE WILL WAIT. IT WILL TAKE A WEEK FOR THAT TO TAKE EFFECT. BUT THEN WHAT? A QUESTION SO MANY OF YOU JUST LIKE US WANT ANSWERED. WHEN CAN WE SAFELY DITCH THE MASKS? WRAL'S KIRSTEN GUTIERREZ RESEARCHED THE ANSWERS, JOINING US LIVE NOW FROM CAMERON VILLAGE, WITH WHAT YOU SHOULD EXPECT WITH THE VACCINE ROLLOUT. KIRSTEN? >> Reporter: EVERYTHING LOOKS DIFFERENT THIS YEAR INCLUDING CHRISTMAS SHOPPING WITH A MASK ON. IT'S NOTHING NEW, WE HAVE BEEN WEARING THEM FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. BUT THE BIG QUESTION, WHEN CAN WE TAKE THESE OFF? EVEN AFTER YOU ARE VACCINATED, YOU WILL STILL NEED TO WEAR THEM AS THEY ARE CRUCIAL TO SLOW THE SPREAD. >> THEY PLAN ON GETTING THE VACCINE ONCE IT'S AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC. >> Reporter: EXPERTS HOPE MANY OTHERS WILL FOLLOW SUIT. WE ARE REACHING RECORD COMMUNITY SPREAD AND DEADLY OUTCOMES. TO GIVE YOU A BIT OF PERSPECTIVE, 300,000 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY DIED BECAUSE OF THE VIRUS. EXPERTS PREDICT 100,000 MORE MAY DIE. >> KEEP UP THE PROTECTIONS. YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ONE OF THOSE HUNDRED THOUSAND. >> AS THE FIRST WAVE WILL NOW BE AVAILABLE FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN SIGN UP. STILL SOME ARE ANXIOUS TO RECEIVE THE SHOT. >> I THINK THEY HAVE WORKED HARD TO KIND OF GET IT OUT THERE FOR EVERYONE. A LOT OF TESTING HAS BEEN DOWN. I WILL DO A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH. BUT RIGHT NOW I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. >> A BIG QUESTION, WHEN WILL THINGS GET BACK TO NORMAL? >> IT'S A FOOL'S GAME TO DO PREDICTIONS. >> Reporter: BUT THE ONE THING EXPERTS ARE CLEAR ABOUT, MASKS EVEN AFTER YOU'RE VACCINATED. >> AND SAY I JUST GOT THE VACCINE, WHEN CAN I TAKE OFF MY MASK AND FEEL SAFE? >> YOU'RE NOT SAFE, WE DON'T KNOW YOU'RE SAFE. THINGS WILL LOOK THE SAME FOR A WHILE, BUT OTHERS SAY THEY WILL DO WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO. >> IT IS GOOD WITH THE VACCINE LAWS, SLOWLY IT WILL YIELD THE BEST PROTECTIONS. >> Reporter: HE IS BEING VACCINATED TOMORROW AND SAYS THE BENEFITS OUTWEIGH THE RISK. BUT HE HOPES ENOUGH PEOPLE WILL DO IT, SO WE COULD GET BACK TO SEMI NORMAL LIFE.