https://www.scmp.com/rss/509527/feed Dr Susan Pineda Mercado is a medical doctor and public health expert with 25 years of experience at international and local levels. She worked with the World Health Organization for 15 years and later with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies as Strategic Adviser - COVID19, Asia-Pacific region. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Fear, frustration, despair and hope – the Covid-19 pandemic has been a roller coaster of emotions for people around the world. The race to vaccinate has been seen as the answer, yet it has become clear this race must also tackle an epidemic of misinformation and mistrust. Just as the end seems close, new waves of the virus are crashing into homes across the world, from France to the Philippines. The equation is simple: the more people who are vaccinated, the less the virus can spread and mutate... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3128143/how-coronavirus-vaccine-hesitancy-stands-between-asia-and-herd?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3128143/how-coronavirus-vaccine-hesitancy-stands-between-asia-and-herd?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Apr 2021 00:30:13 +0000