Answering questions about COVID-19 vaccine, doctors confident that it is safe The Pew Research Center conducted a survey and found that 40 percent of Americans are unwilling to take the covid-19 vaccine when it becomes available to them. 23ABCâs Kristin Vartan spoke with healthcare experts to address the misconceptions surrounding the vaccine. Posted at 11:08 AM, Dec 16, 2020 and last updated 2020-12-16 14:08:59-05 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) â With anything new comes uncertainty. With uncertainty, can also be coupled misinformation. And as some Americans have expressed concern for safety from the quick turnaround of the vaccine, healthcare professionals locally have weighed spoke with 23ABC to set the record straight.