White House Still Struggling To Convince Some Vaccine Holdouts

Several states in the South and West are lagging behind on COVID vaccination and may not reach the White House's goal of 70% by July 4.

With one month left to reach President Biden's goal of vaccinating 70% of adults against COVID-19, millions of Americans still haven't gotten their shots.  The director of the National Institutes of Health tells Newsy why he thinks people are still hesitant. "Some of them, I think, are skeptical about the vaccine. Some may have heard various rumors or conspiracies about the dangers associated with it. Some of them are people of faith who aren't quite sure that this is necessarily part of God's plan. Some of them have been influenced by politics," Dr. Francis Collins said.