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As the prospect of successful vaccines increased, the anti-vaccination narrative went into overdrive as some individuals with social influence, including a chief justice-cum-chief jester, railed against “evil” vaccines.
As the prospect of successful vaccines increased, the anti-vaccination narrative went into overdrive as some individuals with social influence, including a chief justice-cum-chief jester, railed against “evil” vaccines.

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When the bells that ushered in 2020 tolled across the globe, very few people could have imagined that protecting human life and a seemingly intractable battle to sustain livelihoods would be pre-eminent sociopolitical exigencies that awaited a world already in turmoil.

As 2020 draws to a veritable end, the advent of vaccines will surely mitigate the impact of Covid-19, and help usher in hope and happiness the world over. However, silencing Covid-19 deniers and purveyors of conspiracy theories through science must define modern-day society’s ultimate challenge.

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