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Researchers fear growing COVID vaccine hesitancy in developing nations

Scientists worry that pools of unvaccinated people could be a source of new variants, such as Omicron.
  1. Smriti Mallapaty

    1. Smriti Mallapaty is a senior reporter in Sydney, Australia.

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has long been recognized as a problem in high- and middle-income nations. But in some of the world’s poorest countries, lack of access to vaccines has been a much bigger hurdle. Now researchers say that as doses are trickling in, resistance to getting vaccinated is also emerging as a major issue in those nations.

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Nature 601, 174-175 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-03830-7

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