Coronavirus causing some anti-vaxxers to waver, experts say
by Jon Henley and Guardian correspondents from Science | The Guardian on (#52EEM)
While some are doubling down on their rejection of vaccines, the scale of the Covid-19 crisis is eroding resistance in others
The coronavirus pandemic may be prompting some anti-vaxxers to question their views, experts say, but others are doubling down - and vaccine hesitancy, amplified by some celebrities, could seriously undermine a future inoculation programme.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 70 candidate coronavirus vaccines are being developed, with three already in clinical evaluation. The world's small but vocal anti-vaccination community seems divided on how to respond.
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