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âFair cop,â admits the ABCâs resident coronavirus expert Norman Swan. âI probably did cause some vaccine hesitancy.â
Swan is reflecting on months of controversy over Australiaâs vaccine rollout in which he was an active and early critic, sounding the alarm over the efficacy of the AstraZeneca jab and its involvement in a very rare but dangerous clotting disorder.
The doctor is in: Norman Swan has helped millions of Australians better understand the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In February, federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt batted away a question about whether Swan was Australiaâs leading anti-vaxxer, and Swan says a Coalition MP he knows well texted him accusing him of being âsingle-handedly responsible for vaccine hesitancy in Australiaâ.
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