Vaccine time: How to overcome your fear of needles ‘It’s an instant panic. I get clammy, queasy, nauseous, shaky, sweaty’ By CNN staff | January 13, 2021 at 2:17 PM EST - Updated February 2 at 5:02 PM (CNN) – Getting a COVID-19 vaccination is one of the best ways to protect yourself and others from the coronavirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But for millions of Americans, a fear of needles may make the decision to get the vaccine even harder. “It’s an instant panic. I get clammy, queasy, nauseous, shaky, sweaty,” said Alyssa Moody. “Everything you’d get in a really stressful situation.”