let s discuss this, for someone initially skeptical and recently decided to get the shot. elizabeth greenway joins us now. walk us through the decision-making process. why are we skeptical do beto ben with and what changed your mind? yes, hi, ryan, thanks for having me on. to start i was so concerned with how new it was. i was worried about the side effects, short term and long term. i know they have studies, of course, that they do before opening it to the public even under an emergency use authorization. but i was just concerned that those trials are limited in scope and number and so was just nervous about what this look like long term for me. so i credit prayer with sort of bringing it altogether for many i think it s important to mention that. because if you look at the statistics, there is a lot of others like me that are skeptical a. lot of conservative
i tell them to look at the data, themselves, to do their own homework and make a decision they can live with. right. it probably won t hurt people to do it. everyone has deeply-held beliefs and you are going about the right way to meet them on their level and talk to them about it. use your experience and the people you trust. we appreciate you in this conversation. thank you so much for joining us. elizabeth greenway, a vaccine skeptic who is now singing a much different tune. we really appreciate it. up next, from when vaccines will be available for young kids to whether we ll soon need to line up for booster shots. a lot of you have been sending in your coronavirus questions. my feed is lit up. dr. jonathan reiner is back to answer all of those questions. i hope you are ready, doctor, when we come back. it s dry. there s no dry time. makes us wonder why we booked fifteen second ad slots.
to introduce you to two people who were once hesitant about the vaccine but have since changed their minds and gotten the shots. elizabeth greenway and kim simons join me now. thank you both so much for being with us. elizabeth, i want to start with you. first just tell me why you re skeptical and what changed your mind. sure. so, i was really concerned initially with just the short and long-term effects of the vaccine. of course i m familiar with the fact that trials are done for vaccines, but they are limited in number, limited in scope. so i was concerned about just the newness of it all. and so i credit a few different things with the change in my decision. the first is prayer. so, i think that s really important to mention because the statistics show that the group that seems to be hesitant is a