Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton have stated that they will get vaccinated for the coronavirus on camera to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the vaccine to the public, ABC News reports.
Various polls have shown that at least half of the American public have doubts about the viability of a new vaccine, with some being skeptical of government clearance during the Trump administration and others wary of vaccines in general.
“If Anthony Fauci tells me this vaccine is safe, and can vaccinate, you know, immunize you from getting COVID, absolutely, I’m going to take it,” Obama told SiriusXM host Joe Madison. “I may end up taking it on TV or having it filmed, just so that people know that I trust this science, and what I don’t trust is getting COVID.”