LITTLE CHUTE, Wis. (NBC 26) -- Every day, Lori Lutter-Slater fears the coronavirus.
"I am vaccinated," she said.
But Scott Sauer isn't worried.
"I am unvaccinated," he said.
A new poll from The Associated Press found vaccinated older adults are far more concerned about contracting Covid-19 than the unvaccinated.
Lutter-Slater rarely leaves her Green Bay apartment. And when she does, she makes sure she has a mask.
"We also worry about some of us getting it and spreading it through the building, thinking 'oh, we're all vaccinated, we're not gonna spread it,'" she said.
The 66-year-old is so cautious, she doesn't visit her unvaccinated son.
"We are really worried that we would get it again, because we're not as healthy as these young kids who think it's not gonna hurt them," she said.
Lutter-Slater is getting a booster shot and says she believes she had Covid-19 in January of 2020.
"It was really hard to even function," Lutter-Slater said. "If I get it again, I'm afraid it'll kill me."
But Sauer doesn't relate. The Little Chute resident doesn't let the virus hold him back.
"It's here," he said. "It's not going anywhere right? We gotta live with it, but live your life. Get out."
The 54-year-old says he was sick with coronavirus symptoms for weeks back in late 2019.
"I feel like I'm naturally protected," Sauer said. "And that's why I feel like I have fared well through this without having a vaccination."
A former EMT, Sauer still fights to live as safely as possible.
"I do know that there's something out there," he said. "But I also know that I don't have to freak out, panic and get a shot in my arm that may or may not protect me."
The AP reports just 25 percent of vaccinated and 61 percent of unvaccinated Americans say they aren't worried. But for now, Lutter-Slater and Sauer remain at odds.
"We are all extremely concerned," Lutter-Slater said.
"I don't feel unsafe," Sauer said.
