Photo: Getty ImagesMisinformation is what has kept 44 per cent of port workers from getting even a single dose of the Pfizer vaccine, Covid-19 Minister Chris Hipkins says, and it raises concerns about the rollout's later stages. "Based on the feedback I've had from representatives of port workers ... there does appear to be a disproportionate uptake of misinformation by port workers that is increasing hesitancy," he said. He said it was also a concern for overall vaccination rates, and misinformation would likely become an even greater problem as the vaccine rollout continued. Hipkins said at the weekly vaccine update this afternoon the spreading of misinformation about the vaccine was reprehensible. "We're working very intensely to provide them with good information ... we've made a change around roles that will be required to be vaccinated."

Source: Otago Daily Times August 04, 2021 03:11 UTC