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The right and wrong ways to reduce vaccine hesitancy

More people are willing to get jabbed amid speedy vaccination campaigns—or during surging covid-19 outbreaks

FOR COUNTRIES with lots of covid-19 vaccines, the most important task is convincing people to get jabbed. In America most adults who want the shots already have them, leaving an unvaccinated population full of hardline refuseniks. France, where scepticism about vaccines has long been high, will soon require vaccine passports for entry at restaurants and cinemas.

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