HEAR THEM OUT
Given the stress and confusion of this past year, and the government’s unwavering commitment to repeatedly make the wrong decisions at the wrong time, it’s not hard to see why some people may be slightly apprehensive about being told by Boris Johnson and his cronies what to put in their body. With this in mind, it’s important that you afford your sceptical friend or relative the space and time to air their grievances. If you dismiss them out of hand, they’re likely to dig deeper and become further entrenched in misinformation. A common worry is that the pace with which the vaccine was created, tested, and administered was too great to allow for rigorous safeguarding. However, it’s important to remember that this was a global collaboration on a scale never seen before, with governments around the world pooling billions of dollars into research, clinical trials, and data sharing.