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US conservatives spreading anti-vax misinformation to unvaccinated Uganda

Revealed: US Christian legal organisation and a Texas-based think tank are among those promoting anti-lockdown and vaccine hesitancy messages in Uganda

US conservatives spreading anti-vax misinformation to unvaccinated Uganda
International actors supporting a campaign spreading COVID-19 misinformation in Uganda | Composite by openDemocracy via Facebook / @Endlockdownnow
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US conservative groups, and writers and scientists from the UK, the Netherlands and Australia are among the international actors supporting a campaign spreading COVID-19 misinformation in Uganda, it can today be revealed.

A joint investigation by media non-profit the Citizens and openDemocracy has found that:

Just 5% of Uganda’s population is fully vaccinated, with the country on the cusp of reopening after one of the world’s longest and toughest lockdowns. Last week the virus was the number two cause of death in the country.