It is clear that Americans have shown a large amount of distrust when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccines. There are currently three vaccines that are approved for distribution which include Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Moderna. There has been shown to be a growing preference for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine over the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. This may be due to the fact that important politicians have expressed their distrust in the Johnson & Johnson vaccine such as Detroit mayor, Mike Duggan. Mayor Duggan suggested that the other two vaccine options were superior to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, rejecting the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for Detroit's residents. This caused uproar in the public health community, making Mr. Duggan retract his statement. Some citizens have said that they would rather delay their vaccination than take the J&J vaccine at all, which may affect the distribution plans of community health officials. Although all three vaccines have been formally approved by US regulators, there is a growing distrust in specifically the J&J vaccine. The J&J vaccine differs from the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine which use mRNA vaccine technology and require two shots while the J&J vaccine uses a common cold virus. Although the J&J vaccine uses different technology, Dr. Anthony Fauci has assured that all available vaccines in the US are good vaccines and that there is not a 'weaker vaccine'.
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