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How best to counter the virus of disinformation on Covid-19 vaccines?

Continue ground engagement and raise awareness of the agendas of those who deliberately mislead

Globally, more than 850 million shots of a Covid-19 vaccine have been administered. ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID

Early this month, a person claimed in a Facebook post that his cousin, a renowned doctor at a private hospital in Singapore, had suffered a stroke as a result of getting a Covid-19 vaccine.

That post went viral, including on WhatsApp and social media chats, prompting Mount Elizabeth Hospital to issue a clarification on April 4.

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