CDC Director discusses unvaccinated U.S. residents: ‘We can’t characterize all people who haven’t gotten the vaccine as the same.’

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- We can't characterize all people who haven't gotten the vaccine as the same. Certainly, survey studies have shown that people have different reasons for not yet getting vaccinated, and we have to address those people one at a time for the reasons that they have.

Do they want to see the safety data? Well, we've now vaccinated nearly 6 billion people around the globe and over 180 million people in the United States. We have extraordinary safety data with these vaccines. Is it an access issue? Do they not really know how to get it? Do they know someone who got sick from getting the vaccine? What kind of information do we need to share with them?