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Wave of online misinformation leads to vaccine hesitancy in Thailand’s refugee camps

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By Caleb Quinley

 

As Thailand struggles to control lingering cases of COVID in the north, many refugees along the Thai-Myanmar border are reluctant to be vaccinated. Misinformation is seeping into the camps. And now, local groups are rushing to spread the truth.

Oo Reh has no intention of getting vaccinated.  The 34-year-old Karreni refugee lives in ‘Camp 1,’  a refugee settlement a two hour drive from Mae Hong Son through dirt roads and rough terrain.

 

It’s a place where tens of thousands have found themselves living after fleeing decades of conflict in neighboring Myanmar. At one end of Oo Reh’s sprawling camp, the sound of a loudspeaker system echoes in the distance.

 

The voice announces basic instructions on how to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But for refugees like Oo Reh, the messaging is not convincing. Instead, he believes that the vaccines are ineffective and dangerous.

 

Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/35383/wave-of-online-misinformation-leads-to-vaccine-hesitancy-in-thailands-refugee-camps/

 

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3 hours ago, webfact said:

Instead, he believes that the vaccines are ineffective 

2 years after the outbreak, booming infections and almost back at square one again if they shut the planet again I might tent to agree with him

8 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

2 years after the outbreak, booming infections and almost back at square one again if they shut the planet again I might tent to agree with him

You might "tent" towards the same sort of gullibility to misinformation. This hesitancy is the reason why we are almost back at square one again.

Lets be Honest here.

Would you trust anybody that gave you a refugee status, and you were then subjected to living like some kind of animal

57 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

Lets be Honest here.

Would you trust anybody that gave you a refugee status, and you were then subjected to living like some kind of animal

So, you would give them a 3 bedroom house, a car, a monthly allowance & free health care ? This isn't the UK you know ????????????

 

I suppose I better add that the above was rhetorical & posted in jest ????

7 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

2 years after the outbreak, booming infections and almost back at square one again if they shut the planet again I might tent to agree with him

Already proven to becoming true. 

Here is the 100% truth by the leader of the free world:

During a July 2021 CNN town hall, U.S. President Joe Biden stated the follow regarding Covid vaccinations: 
"You’re not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations....If you’re vaccinated, you’re not going to be hospitalized, you’re not going to be in the ICU unit, and you’re not going to die."

That is the complete Truth!!!

If you don't believe President Biden, you are a misinformation agent and you are spreading lies and conspiracy theories which lead to vaccine hesitancy.

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