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A recent AP/NORC poll found that one-third of Americans say they won’t get the COVID-19 vaccine or are undecided about getting it. But there is not a straight forward answer as to why they’re hesitant about the vaccine. Derek Thompson, a staff writer for The Atlantic, discusses what could cause vaccine hesitancy and how health professionals try to combat it.