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In Niger, community leaders fight rumours about COVID-19 vaccines [1]

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Date: 2022-11

Maradi, Niger – In Niger, 28% of the adult population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. A seventh COVID-19 vaccination campaign, launched in mid-October, aims to vaccinate two-thirds of the over-18 population by year’s end.

The southern region of Maradi has the best vaccination coverage in the country, with 40% of the adult population fully vaccinated against COVID-19. At the heart of this success are community and religious leaders, whose influence is instrumental in combating rumours about vaccines circulating on social media and through word-of-mouth.

Before each new campaign they are pressed into service, informing the population of the upcoming availability of vaccines, as well as their safety and effectiveness in protecting against severe illness and death from the coronavirus.

Partners such as the European Union are ensuring that awareness of COVID-19 vaccination is strengthened and that rumours and misinformation do not take root among communities.

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