India Coronavirus Dispatch: Authorities must be prepared for 'anti-vaxxers'

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Covid-19 immunisation drives should be prepared to deal with 'anti-vaxxers'

With the promising news around potential Covid-19 immunisation, it is wise not to ignore the rather successful anti-vaccination, or ‘anti-vaxx’, campaign that’s been underway as well, says Lekshmi Rita Venugopal, an epidemiologist and public health professional from the University of California, Berkeley.

Anti-vaccine activists have managed to use uncertainties surrounding the pandemic to propagate their agenda. Anti-lockdown demonstrations, claims of state interference in individual freedoms and conspiracy theories propagating anti-mask sentiments have also become platforms for their agenda. And unfortunately, their strategies seem to be working. Read more here

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