Belief in chloroquine’s effectiveness is linked to reduced willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccine, study finds

Belief in chloroquine’s effectiveness is linked to reduced willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccine, study finds
Science

People who believe that the antimalarial drug chloroquine is an effective remedy against COVID-19 are less likely to say they will receive a vaccination for the virus when one is available, according to new research published in Frontiers in Psychology.The new study indicates that various conspiracy theories about COVID-19 are associated with a reduced willingness to vaccinate.The lead author of the study, Paul Bertin (@PaulBertin_), is a PhD student at the Université Côte d’Azur in France who has been studying conspiracy theories and their relations to group identities.“When the COVID-19 pand...

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