Covid ‘vaccination doubt line’ receiving up to 1,000 calls a day in the Netherlands

Helpline staffed by volunteers advising those still hesitant about getting jabbed against coronavirus

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A vaccination doubt line" set up by doctors in the Netherlands is receiving up to 1,000 calls a day from people who are still unsure whether or not they should get jabbed against the coronavirus.

The helpline, originally launched as a local service in November by Robin Peeters, an endocrinologist at the Erasmus medical centre in Rotterdam, and Shakib Sana, a GP, was given a national number last month and has been inundated with inquiries.