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Why Africans are Apprehensive about Vaccines

By SG Editor·
Healthcare worker prepares COVID-19 vaccine for immunization in Africa.

A healthcare professional draws vaccine into a syringe, highlighting vaccine efforts in Africa amid COVID-19.

In the early days of colonialism, many unsafe vaccinations were tested on African subjects without their knowledge or consent. This unaddressed trauma may explain vaccine hesitancy to this day.

SOURCE: DW