"Vaccine Hesitancy Global Phenomenon": Centre Dispels "Myths"
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Vaccine Hesitancy: The centre said a "COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Strategy" was shared with all the states at the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccination drive.
Vaccine hesitancy is a globally accepted phenomenon, said the government today in what it titled "Busting Myths of Immunization", underscoring that the issue should be addressed at the community level in a scientific manner. The centre said a "COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Strategy" was shared with all the states at the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccination drive. The vaccine hesitancy has been reported from rural and tribal-dominated areas in the country with rumours regarding the safety of shots. Recently, a video from Uttar Pradesh of an elderly woman hiding behind a drum to dodge a Covid vaccine team, shared widely on social media, spotlighted the big challenge of inoculating people in parts of rural India.
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