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Conspiracy theories, mistrust and patchy communication have contributed to a flourishing of skepticism about Covid-19 vaccines in African countries, experts say, posing potential dangers to future immunisation campaigns. Anti-vaccine sentiment, often fed by rumours spread on social media, is already thriving in the West. But a similar dynamic is at …

On Thursday, the World Health Organization said at least 20 percent of the continent can expect to be immunized against coronavirus by the end of the year Only a handful of Africans have been vaccinated against COVID-19, which is a stark difference when compared to richer nations, as African countries …