Teenagers are natural-born skeptics. Making them believe the rapidly developed COVID-19 vaccine is not only safe but necessary will require a mix of science and guilt. They must understand both the science of how the vaccine came to be and why it is crucial to young people as well as their more vulnerable older family members, according to area medical professionals. "It's hard to convince young people of the risk … 'I'm not sure I need this, I feel fine,'" said Kelli Tice Wells, senior medical director at Florida Blue and former director of the Duval County Health Department. "Because of what the vaccine means for us, we have to have a series of conversations to allow their concerns to be told."