Abstract:Background
In Africa, uptake of effective COVID-19 vaccines has been limited by accessibility and vaccine hesitancy (VH). VH is multifactorial but influences include disinformation through social media with Whats App being the most popular form in Cameroon. The aim of this study was to test our hypothesis that frequent users of social media would have higher vaccine hesitancy due to exposure to disinformation in Cameroon in Central Africa.
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