About 41 percent of the US population is fully vaccinated, but health officials say many more need to get the shot to reach herd immunity. 

KSHB talked to Dr. Michael Main, interim CEO of Saint Luke's Physician Group and co-medical director of Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, to get answers to some of the common questions and concerns about the vaccine.

Watch the full interview below.

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