Article 52EEM Coronavirus causing some anti-vaxxers to waver, experts say

Coronavirus causing some anti-vaxxers to waver, experts say

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Jon Henley and Guardian correspondents
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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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