of those eligible are still not vaccinated. despite the fact that vaccines are free, widely available and we know that they work. now, many are vaccine resicht, in large part, because of disinformation and misinformation. and that s why we need to answer their fears with facts. so cnn looked into some common myths that are keeping americans from getting vaccinated. we ll line up their arguments and then knock them down by answering them for you. first, people say we don t know what the long-term side effects are. they re downgrading the danger of the disease and elevating their fear of the vaccine. public health experts point out that adverse side effects in new vaccines are normally caught within the first two months of trials. that was a key reason why the fda required pharmaceutical companies to provide two months of safety data before issuing emergency use authorization. second is this rationalization. i ve already had covid-19 so i don t need to be vaccinated.