Vaccine euphoria and vaccine reluctance: Whoâs getting the shot? ELLSWORTH â Get your shot, take a selfie, post it on social media. How many of these photos have we scrolled through in recent weeks? For many Hancock County residents, receiving a vaccine is more than a COVID-19 rite of passage. Itâs the road to freedom. That is what Johanna-Karen Johannson said. Recently retired as priest at St. Dunstanâs Episcopal Church, the Bucksport resident said she made an appointment as soon as she was eligible. âI am 71 years old, and I want to live a long, full life,â Johannson said. And despite a strong reaction to her second Moderna shot, once she recovered, âthere was just a new sense of freedom,â she said. âI could go places. And [I felt] a certain satisfaction that Iâd done the right thing for myself and the people around me.â