For weeks, public health experts have talked about the importance of getting vaccinated against COVID-19. And, really, you only need to glance at the latest data to see how incredibly vital this is to ending the pandemic. Hundreds of thousands of people are being diagnosed with the virus each day, and nearly 400,000 have died, with many more expected. But it's one thing to know you should get vaccinated against COVID-19 and it's another to actually do it. And that can be a real challenge for people with a fear of needles. Known as trypanophobia, this is a real fear that impacts about 25% of adults, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The fear can be so bad that about 7% of adults actually avoid getting vaccinated because of it.