Talking Vaccine Doubters Off The Fence Can Beat Anti-Vax Sentiment
The only way to end the pandemic is to respectfully listen to the concerns of those wary of vaccines
A healthcare worker holds a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a clinic in McClellan, California.
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In a misleading video that recently went viral on Facebook, a man narrates as he scrolls through possible Covid-19 vaccine side effects, including death, reported in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, or VAERS, a government-run clearinghouse for potential issues with vaccines.
The video has been viewed on Facebook more than 21,000 times since late March and shared on the platform more than 2,000 times. There are many more like it strewn across the web.