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Nurses celebrating vaccines face scepticism, scorn
Sarah Frier
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When the first coronavirus vaccines were administered last week, many front-line health-care workers across the US posted celebratory photos on social media.
In what was meant to be a triumphant moment, some found themselves the targets of sceptical or even scornful comments from people opposed to vaccines.
Nurses attacked on social media.
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A nurse on Twitter with the handle @saruhhdanae shared a picture of her getting the Pfizer shot, in a post with eight exclamation points. Soon, amid notes of congratulations and appreciation, came responses from people declaring they would be too afraid to take it, predicting terrible side effects, or worse.