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Ahead of African vaccination campaigns, scepticism takes hold
Dakar: Conspiracy theories, mistrust and patchy communication have contributed to a flourishing of scepticism about COVID-19 vaccines in African countries, experts say, posing potential dangers to future immunisation campaigns. Anti-vaccine sentiment, often fed by rumours spread on social media, is already thriving in the West. But a similar dynamic is at play across Africa, according to public health experts on the continent, with people warier of COVID-19 jabs than they would be of other vaccines. “There’s a high level of scepticism,” said Ayoade Alakija, the chief Africa strategist for Convince, a campaign to encourage confidence in COVID-19 vaccines. Explanations for the wariness vary,

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