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Why did a German newspaper insist the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine was inefficacious for older people—without evidence?

Hristio Boytchev

2021BMJ16 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Reporting information from single anonymous sources that turns out to be false could erode public confidence in the vaccines that are crucial to controlling the covid-19 pandemic. <b>Hristio Boytchev</b> reports

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NewspaperGermanCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicineMedia studiesHistorySociologyInternal medicineDiseaseArchaeologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchVaccine Coverage and HesitancyCOVID-19 epidemiological studies
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