Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Intensive Care Unit head nurse Haley Griffiths gives a thumbs after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine shot on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 in Southaven. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)

The COVID-19 vaccines now becoming available offer the hope of curtailing the pandemic, but may not be available to the masses for months — and not all automatically trust that the vaccine will be safe.  View this article on our website Support quality, local journalism and access exclusive content by becoming a subscriber at dailymemphian.com. .....