ADBut videos invoking the Pfizer trial and other controversial cases continue to circulate on WhatsApp and Twitter. By 2003, three northern states — including Kano — were boycotting polio vaccination campaigns, citing, among other reasons, the Pfizer trial. ADSo public health officials have doubled down on coronavirus vaccine safety messaging even as recent surveys show rising confidence. Local health officials are preparing for the deliveries with “fact and myth” seminars, hoping to boost enrollment. Abdul Murtala, a 45-year-old trader, remembers reading about the 1996 Pfizer trial as the details emerged.

Source: Washington Post March 20, 2021 20:06 UTC