Causes of COVID Vaccine Hesitancy
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is further exacerbated by waves of misinformation promulgated on social media.
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Read more: Preventing Misuse of COVID-19 Vaccine Medical Exemptions Preventing Misuse of COVID-19 Vaccine Medical Exemptions
Entities imposing COVID-19 vaccination mandates can take simple but significant steps to counter misuse of medical exemptions.
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Read more: What Makes Social Movements ‘Healthy’? What Makes Social Movements ‘Healthy’?
Social movements’ impact need not be salutatory, as is evident by the success that the anti-vax movement has had during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Read more: Religious Exemptions to Vaccines and the Anti-Vax Movement Religious Exemptions to Vaccines and the Anti-Vax Movement
Granting exemptions on the basis of religion incentivizes people to lie, and exemptions are more likely to be given to people who have lied well.
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Read more: State-Sponsored COVID Vaccine Disinformation: A New Front in Geopolitical Conflict State-Sponsored COVID Vaccine Disinformation: A New Front in Geopolitical Conflict
Russian and Chinese troll farms, news providers, and social media influencers are attacking Moderna, Pfizer, and AstraZeneca COVID vaccines.
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Read more: COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation and the Anti-Vaccine Movement COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation and the Anti-Vaccine Movement
The anti-vaccine movement is aggressively working to promote misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.
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Read more: Past Anti-Vax Campaign Provides Insights for Current COVID-19 Debates Past Anti-Vax Campaign Provides Insights for Current COVID-19 Debates
The anti-vax movement is dishonest, aggressive, and experienced in creating fear and doubt. These tactics are now being used in the COVID-19 pandemic.