COVID-19 Vaccine Rumors and Conspiracy Theories: The Need for Cognitive Inoculation against Misinformation to Improve Vaccine Adherence
Roy) "Herd immunity against misinformation and conspiracy theories is required to ensure herd immunity against SARS-CoV-2....The diverse amount of circulating COVID-19 vaccine misinformation could undermine the universal rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine candidates." Historically, negative claims about vaccine effectiveness have affected vaccine uptake. For example, a boycott of the oral polio vaccine due to rumours that the vaccine caused infertility led to increased polio cases in Nigeria, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Continuous exposure to social media and online anti-vaccine movement may inf...
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