COVID-19 and Vaccine Hesitancy: A Challenge the United States Must Overcome
A significant portion of the U.S. population may experience vaccine hesitancy of a new COVID-19 vaccine. This poses dangers to both the individual and their community, since exposure to a contagious disease places the person at risk, and individuals are far more likely to spread the disease to others if they do not get vaccinated. Experience from the influenza vaccines has shown vaccine acceptance has not been optimal, and this new vaccine, even though it is not approved, is already showing layp
