[B-SIDE Podcast] How to talk to anti-vaxxers and the 'vaccine-hesitant'

[B-SIDE Podcast] How to talk to anti-vaxxers and the ‘vaccine-hesitant’
March 15, 2021 | 11:27 am
Vaccine hesitancy threatens the rollout of coronavirus vaccines in the Philippines. In a Pulse Asia survey released in January, 47% of the 2,400 Filipinos polled said they were not willing to be vaccinated while 21% were undecided. BusinessWorld reporter Vann Marlo M. Villegas spoke with Dr. Lulu C. Bravo, executive director of the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination, about addressing vaccine hesitancy.
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Vaccine hesitancy among the public can be addressed through education, conversation, and verified sources of information.
An “infodemic” of inaccurate information—including claims that the vaccines contain microchips or that they cause sterility—is spreading on social media and creating fear. “The truth is that vaccines are safe and effective,” said Dr. Bravo, who added that one is more likely to die from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) than from a vaccine. 

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