Some people in Missouri are dressing up in disguise for their COVID-19 vaccines to protect themselves from potential blowback from family and friends, a doctor said.

Several people getting vaccinated at Ozarks Healthcare have taken the drastic step and pleaded with doctors to keep quiet over their inoculation status, according to Dr.

In a video released by Ozarks Healthcare, Frase said the people are concerned about how their loved ones will “react if they find out that they got the vaccine.”

“We should all be able to be free to do what we want to do — and that includes people who don’t want the vaccine as well as people who do want to get the vaccine,” she said

Frase added that “we got to stop ridiculing” people for their decisions