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1. Addressing COVID-19
Vaccination related conspiracy
theories and their Rectification
Presented by Haseeb Akram
Jennings, W, Stoker, G, Bunting, H, Valgarðsson, VO, Gaskell, J.
Devine, D, McKay, L & Mills, MC 2021, ‘Lack of Trust, Conspiracy
Beliefs, and Social Media Use Predict COVID-19 Vaccine
Hesitancy’, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, vol. 9, no.
6, p. 593. doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9060593.

2. Introduction & Purpose
• In the start of 2020, a major group of people argued that COVID-19 is man-made disease so
that some countries can take the control of the whole world.
• The purpose of the study was to discuss the conspiracy theories linked to COVID-19
vaccination and their consequences on the world population health.
• When the first few vaccinations caused some minor side-effects like fever and flue then
more people started trusting on the misbeliefs.
• Several beliefs were found among the population which includes:
 Population Control Method
 Pharmaceutical companies making propaganda to generate more profits
 Bill Gates implanting microchips into people
 Economy destruction of rebel countries by lockdown
 Control over poor countries

3. Major Critiques & Recommendations
• Main source of misinformation was social media as 72% of Americans and 83% of Europeans
using the Internet as a source for health information.
• Lack of trust in government and organization make people believe in misinformation.
• Age and education have the most robust associations with willingness for vaccination.
• In order to overcome these misconceptions:
 Trust in science and health organizations
 Study on how individuals formulate judgments about COVID-19
 Education related to healthcare
 Transparent and rapid social media platforms
• To summarize this debate, if we want to achieve a high level of vaccinations then the
governments should provide regulated platforms to fill up the gaps and remove the
misinformation.