Coronavirus: anti-vaxxers seek to discredit Pfizer's vaccine

Conspiracies about pandemic on social media must be countered effectively, say experts

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Anti-vaxxers have seized on the promising results of a new coronavirus vaccine, attempting to discredit the Pfizer/BioNTech development on social media within hours of it being announced.

After the news broke that interim analysis suggested the vaccine had 90% effectiveness, Bill Gates" began trending on Twitter The Microsoft founder has been one of the most popular targets for conspiracy theorists because of his work on vaccines.