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The *real* side effects of Covid-19 vaccines
By Cece Siago
“I did not feel anything at first, I was alright until hours later when I suddenly felt tired, my arm was getting heavy and my body just needed a rest,” she said, explaining that she had the feeling for about two days. She later felt better.
Do vaccines turn people into vampires?
By Bukola Ayeni
Reverend Chris Okotie claims that the COVID-19 vaccine turns people into vampires. He explains that Bill Gates’ Genetically Modified Food (GM Food), when taken with the vaccine, puts people in communion with Satan. This claim is false.
Vaccines: when megachurch pastors misinform
By Nelly Kalu
Even as COVID-19 vaccination campaigns are ongoing, false information on these vaccines spread even faster. These sources of false information are often people within social networks of trust. They are family and friends or influencers on whom they rely. For many Nigerians, it is the religious leader. For Christian evangelicals, it is the pastor, the overseer, the man of God.
Factcheck: Do Covid-19 vaccines hamper fertility?
By Adeola Ogunlade
“I heard that COVID-19 vaccine affect the fertility of unmarried women and is something to really worry about especially for some of us who still want to give birth to children”.
Can eating Bananas prevent Covid-19 infection?
By Opeyemi Kehinde
A video has been circulating on multiple WhatsApp groups in Nigeria which claims that eating “a banana a day keeps the coronavirus away.” The video has been found to be doctored with false claims.
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Covid-19: Monitoring the social media pandemic
By Ireri Brian Murimi
According to the Africa Check, misinformation around the country has spread in various forms, including hoaxes, falsified content, misleading claims, and scams. Most of the information points towards cures and vaccines. The ecosystem of false information has also proved effective by adding to the believability of the claims.
Between pulpit conspiracy and Covid-19 vaccine
By Jennifer Ugwa
In a world overrun with fake news and conspiracy theories, the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus ushered in a wave of global fear and doubt, especially on coronavirus vaccine. In this report, Jennifer Ugwa writes on how religious leaders’ perspective of the vaccine sways pentecostalist acceptance of the jab.
Kenyan Catholics versus the Pope?
By Jacqueline Wahome
Less than two months after Kenya Catholic Doctors Association issued the statement that the vaccine is unnecessary because we already have effective treatment against COVID-19, the sitting chair of KCDA, Dr. Stephen Karanja died from the disease. KCDA is yet to comment on whether they maintain their stance against the COVID vaccine.
Misinformation blocks vaccination response in Borno State
By Jack Vincent Fidelis
“Honestly, I doubted the reality of Covid-19 until I found myself struggling for breadth, headache and high fever,” Hassan said at the launch of ‘Covid-19 Heroes Campaign,” organised by the World Health Organisation
Do raw onions, garlic cure COVID-19?
By Olugbenga Adanikin
“Go and get your onions as many as possible. Get it and use it raw any day, anytime and any hour. Blend and use the water for protection...” says the message. However, there is no scientific evidence to validate that garlic and onion could prevent or cure COVID-19.
![A nurse vaccinates a person with the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in Nairobi on April 21, 2021. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard]](https://africaresiliencenetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ruzixjozmri89j60d05b6c92b4b-350x260.jpeg)
Social media anti-vaccine campaigns and the jab
By Jael Mboga
"During one of the daily Covid-19 media addresses in the country, Health Chief Administrative Secretary Dr Mercy Mwangangi admitted that there had been a sharp decrease in the number of hospital visits, pregnant women included."
![Kibet Rono, 56, during an interview at his home in Kesses Constituency, Uasin Gishu County on May 29, 2021. [Sigomba Ramadhan Omar, Standard]](https://africaresiliencenetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Kibet-Rono-56-during-an-interview-at-his-home-in-Kesses-Constituency-Uasin-Gishu-County-on-May-29-2021.-Sigomba-Ramadhan-Omar-Standard-350x260.jpeg)
Vulnerability, stigma to misinformation about Covid-19
By Sigomba Ramadhan Omar
“Fake news would have killed me first before the coronavirus,” Kibet Rono, Covid-19 survivor says as he takes me through his recovery journey.
“I drank black tea with salt to keep Covid-19 away”
By Tabitha Otieno
“I better take the vaccine than boiling black tea or doing any other thing that has not been verified that can cause me more harm. I remember when I drank black tea, I had to see a doctor because of my ulcers,”