Don’t listen to rumours on vaccines: Oman’s Ministry of Health tells people

Don’t listen to rumours on vaccines: Oman’s Ministry of Health tells people

A big challenge to combating coronavirus is anti-vaccination campaigns on social media, as for some people a video clip can have more credibility than the word of officials and experts. Muscat: The reluctance of some people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine is due to their conviction in the conspiracy theory, and the decision to close commercial activities will contribute to limiting the spread of virus strains, an official from the Ministry of Health stated. Dr Faryal Al Lawati, a consultant of infectious diseases at the Royal Hospital, said, "The latest clinical research conducted in Britain on the AstraZeneca vaccine proved its effectiveness by 90 per cent, and the reason for some people's reluctance to take vaccinations is because some of them have a conspiracy theory or as a result of a comparison between one vaccine and another or between the countries that produce the vaccine." "One of the big challenges to combating the spread of the coronavirus today is the anti-vaccination campaigns, as a video clip against vaccination may spread and spread widely among people and have more credibility than the speech of senior officials and experts in the health sector," added Al Lawati in interview with Oman TV. Dr