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Fri Jun 3

Social media spreads rumours about COVID vaccine harms ... but it doesn't always start them

Written by: Katie Attwell, Associate professor, The University of Western Australia

For decades, anti-vaccine movements have generated and spread rumours that vaccines cause serious health problems. The rollout of COVID vaccines has provided new opportunities to spread misinformation.

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