Analysis
This week, Kenyans online continued to express frustration and distrust about vaccine shortages. In response to reports that the country secured a three-year financing deal with GAVI, one social media user suggested that polio was “debunked as a hoax.”
Recommendations
Some people believe that polio is not real and that polio vaccines are unnecessary. That is not true. Communicators may explain that polio is a real disease that has existed for centuries. Messaging may emphasize that vaccination is the only way to prevent polio and that many children died and were paralyzed by polio before vaccines were available.