image source: jcomp With the new decree regarding the wearing of masks put into place, that means not wearing a mask could have one facing a fine and/or jailtime , there seems to be little room in South Africa for the mask scepticism that took hold across the Atlantic in the United States of America. However, the covid-19 vaccine scepticism is another story entirely, as it seems to be a topic of debate and contention- should we be nervous about the vaccine? Perhaps. But should we be downright opposed to it as many citizens seem to be? Exactly how dangerous is vaccine scepticism in general, and more specifically in South Africa's ongoing battle with the pandemic? Opposition to vaccination, or as it is now called, being 'anti-vaxx' has been around for hundreds of years, even before vaccines really existed. The "new wave" of the anti-vaccine movement appears to have begun with the publishing of an article in the Lancet by Andrew Wakefield . Those who were mere scepti...
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