Ahead of Africa Covid jab campaigns, scepticism takes hold

Covid-19 vaccine.

A man in South Africa receives an injection during Oxford vaccine trials. Conspiracy theories, mistrust and patchy communication have contributed to a flourishing of scepticism about Covid-19 vaccines in African countries. PHOTO | AFP

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Conspiracy theories, mistrust and patchy communication have contributed to a flourishing of scepticism about Covid-19 vaccines in African countries, experts say, posing potential dangers to future immunisation campaigns.