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Vaccine may not end pandemic due to fake news, warn scientists

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Developing a working Covid-19 vaccine "might not be enough" to end the pandemic unless steps are taken to tackle coronavirus misinformation, scientists have warned.

Researchers at Cambridge University looked at survey data from 5,000 people across five countries - Ireland, the UK, the US, Mexico and Spain.

The participants were asked to rate the reliability of several statements and popular myths about Covid-19. A "clear link" was found between conspiracy theories and hesitancy around future vaccines for the disease.

The claim that coronavirus was engineered in a lab in Wuhan, China, was deemed "reliable" by over one in four Irish people (26%) compared to just 22-23% of respondents in the UK and US.

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