A new report says misinformation about COVID-19 contributed to more than 2,800 Canadian deaths and at least $300 million in hospital and ICU visits.
contributed to more than 2,800 Canadian deaths and at least $300 million in hospital and ICU visits.or was exaggerated, fostering vaccine hesitancy.
The report estimates that vaccine hesitancy affected more than 2.35 million people between March and November 2021.It says if those people hadn't delayed or refused vaccination, deaths and hospitalizations could have been avoided. The report only looked at that nine-month period during the pandemic, which has so far lasted for about three years.
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