How vaccine disinformation, hesitancy is undermining Southeast Asia’s virus response

Though Gerry Casida is on the priority list for a free Covid-19 vaccine in the Philippines because of his asthma, he is not planning to get the shot any time soon. A video he found on social media of a woman claiming vaccines are being used for genocide helps explain why.“I’ve read a lot of posts on Facebook about how many died in other countries because of vaccines, and how that’s being concealed,” the 43-year-old construction worker from Manila said. “My mom also consulted a folk healer, who…

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