Doctors and health leaders say the COVID-19 vaccines currently approved are safe, and the data proves it. But some people who are dealing with long-term effects of the virus, or COVID-19 'long-haulers', are hesitant to get it.

KSHB talked to Dr. Sarah Boyd, an infectious disease physician on Saint Luke's COVID-19 Response Team, about how the vaccine could be helpful for long-haulers.

Watch the full story below.

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