As the vaccination rate goes up, people's moods are becoming more positive

People who are receiving their COVID-19 vaccination after waiting so long to get it say they can see a difference in people's moods as more and more people get the vaccine.

To reaching the goal of herd immunity.

And today, as news channel two's gary liberatore found out...as more and more central nerw yorkers get vaccinated....their positivity about life in general seems to be rising as well.

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Otrs agree maskare e fully vaccinated.... (adam webster, blossvale resident) tc : 39:00 "will you be able to do anything different now that you're vaccinated as opposed if you weren't, everything back to normal pretty much except for masks, you know you gotta wear them you got to keep other people safe you know."

(sadie webster, blossvale resident) tc : 38:17 "we're not gonna be afraid to leave the house now so that's a plus.

What a difference a year makes yeah, big difference."

And those in the travel industry may be smiling the most these days as more people get vaccinated.... (anthony chavrier, herkimer resident) tc : 37:13 "spring break we're planning on taking a florida trip now so i will have to quarantine after that so since were vaccinated so that's a positive."

So as the vaccination rate goes up...it seems here at least, the positiveity rate is going up...mood wise!

In marcy, gary liberatore, news channel 2.> going county by county with the newest coronavirus numbers.

Here in oneida county -- 33 new positive cases