One-third of unvaccinated U.S. adults say they will only get in line for the COVID-19 jab once it's fully approved, but medical experts say it can also be risky to wait.
Full approval would allow the vaccines to be used after the publicemergency is over in the U.S. It will also allow the companies to advertise their vaccines to people, which could help encourage vaccination, Dr. James McDeavitt, senior vice president and dean of clinical affairs at Baylor College of Medicine, told ABC News.
"If you wait a month or two or three, you're exposing yourself to risk that is unnecessary and preventable," he said."[The COVID-19 vaccine is] free, it's incredibly safe and it's readily available. In my personal opinion, it makes no sense to wait." "All signs point to the full approval," he said."So that may factor into the decision, of expected approval versus the potential risk of being unvaccinated."A vial containing roughly 6 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is displayed in Vernon, Calif., March 23, 2021.was another sticking point for people who are not yet vaccinated.
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