The vaccine hesitancy in North Africa’s Covid ‘black hole’

Written by on November 27, 2022

But in 2021, as the first Covid vaccines became available, a new doubt arose, this time not about the disease itself, but about the vaccine.

"Some people don't believe in medicine," says El Hilali. "Others watch those conspiracy videos." 

El Hilali witnessed the deadly result of this vaccine skepticism firsthand. "My best friend passed away from Covid," she says. Hassan, a businessman and farmer, told El Hilali he had nothing to worry about. "I've never been sick, I've never had infection. I'm very strong," he told her.

"He said . . .



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