How Do I Talk To An Anti-Vaxxer?

Dr Khoo Yoong Khean, Managing Editor, Malaysian Medical Gazette | Dr Khairul Hafidz, Founder & Chairman, MedTweetMY

02-Feb-21 16:00

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How do you counter an anti-vaxxer or someone with misinformation about vaccines? Is social media a boon or a bane? We speak to two healthcare professionals with a huge Twitter following: Dr Khoo Yoong Khean, Managing Editor of the Malaysian Medical Gazette and Dr Khairul Hafidz, founder & chairman of MedTweetMY.

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Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Meera Sivasothy

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Tags: The Bigger Picture, Health & Living, COVID-19, Misinformation, Disinformation, Conspiracy Theory, Fake News, Anti-vaxxer, Vaccine Hesitancy

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