Antivaxxers have become more vocal as Covid-19 spread. Their warnings about the perceived dangers of vaccines often ignore existing data and pick on single facts in isolation and without context.
Even as vaccine hesitancy reemerges as an issue in parts of the world, South Korea is counting on its effective vaccination program and vaccine manufacturing capacity to recover from Covid-19 as fast as possible.
Among people who are hesitant about vaccines, there are rising concerns that a mandatory shot for Covid-19 is in the offing. Courts have not made decisions against vaccination programs.
At a time when a vaccine is badly needed to get the world back to a post-Covid normal, vaccine hesitancy is on the rise in many places. The consequences could be dire and long-lasting.