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Original Article

Misinformation, infighting, backlash, and an ‘endless’ recovery; policymakers recount challenges and mitigating measures after a vaccine scare in the Philippines

Mark Donald C. Reñosaa Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Ruprecht-Karls Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany;b Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Department of Health, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Muntinlupa, PhilippinesCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jonas Wachingera Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Ruprecht-Karls Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5480-3138View further author information
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Kate Bärnighausena Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Ruprecht-Karls Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany;c School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4466-8921View further author information
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Vivienne Endomab Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Department of Health, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Muntinlupa, PhilippinesORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0225-3939View further author information
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Jhoys Landicho-Guevarrab Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Department of Health, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Muntinlupa, PhilippinesORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0152-2658View further author information
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Jeniffer Landichob Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Department of Health, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Muntinlupa, PhilippinesORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4261-9296View further author information
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Thea Andrea Bravob Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Department of Health, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Muntinlupa, PhilippinesORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3747-3103View further author information
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Mila Aligatob Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Department of Health, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Muntinlupa, PhilippinesORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5862-5324View further author information
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Shannon A. McMahona Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Ruprecht-Karls Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany;d International Health Department, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8634-9283View further author information
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Article: 2077536 | Received 31 Jan 2022, Accepted 10 May 2022, Published online: 05 Aug 2022

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