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THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Vaccine hesitancy could derail rollout in Canada
On May 4, US President Joe Biden set his country’s next goal in the Covid-19 fight: giving a first shot of vaccine to 70% of American adults by July 4. At first blush that looks like a cinch, and if vaccine supply were the only constraint, the US would get there weeks ahead of schedule. Sadly, supply is not the issue. There is increasingly a shortage of willing arms.
That challenge — broadly known as vaccine hesitancy — is not unique to the US. Polls suggest opposition is far stronger there, but Canada still has to be prepared to tackle hesitancy if it is to save lives, reduce hospital admissions and end the pandemic...
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