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Pandemic not yet over: WHO

Pandemic not yet over: WHO

vaccines ‘help stop mutations’

Vandelaer: Fake news takes toll

The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging unvaccinated people not to hesitate to get inoculated against Covid-19, noting the pandemic is not over yet.

WHO Thailand, Unicef Thailand and the Mental Health Department, recently held an online seminar on “Vaccine Hesitancy: Management and Intervention”. During the event, Jos Vandelaer, WHO representative in Thailand and Director Emergencies for Southeast Asia Region, said vaccine hesitancy stems from unproven claims mixed with fact, fake news and fantasy leading to confusion.

“We are seeing a group who doubts or is not in favour of vaccination, [who have become] much more vocal,” Dr Vandelaer said.

“The group is often…

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