Vaccines, Fear, and the Power of Misinformation

In today’s world, where medical advancements have made it possible to prevent some of the deadliest diseases in human history, it’s surprising and sometimes concerning how divided opinions around vaccinations can still be. For some, vaccines are a triumph of science, a shield protecting entire communities from harm. For others, they're a subject of skepticism, surrounded by swirling doubts and elaborate conspiracy theories.

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This division isn’t scientific, and they can’t prove that the vaccination is not good; all they feel are just emotional, cultural, and often personal reasons. From social media threads to dinner table debates, the question of whether to vaccinate can spark passionate responses; an example is just like the time of the COVID-19 era. But why is something so grounded in research also the root of so much controversy? And what are some of the wildest, most eye-opening claims people believe about vaccines?

In this blog, I will be answering this question, and some of the things you will be reading might be an eye-opener for you, or they might just be something you already know. Let's dive in.

You might wonder, why is something so grounded in research, decades of testing, and millions of dollars spent still doubted and have so many roots of conspiracy in it? Well, one thing you should know about humans is that.

Humans will always fear what they don't know, and what they fear, they will always want to destroy, either with words or actions
Fashtioluwa 2025.

There have been so many conspiracies about the vaccine because of how scary the world has been. We have seen so many countries and scientists create a disease and spread it in another country, especially a third-world country, just so they can make the vaccine and sell it to the country and make millions from it.

People aren't as gullible as they used to be before, but even where there are evil people, you will surely find the good ones who want to help save humanity when humanity is faced with a world-destroying pandemic, like COVID-19.

Growing up, I remember how I used to get vaccinated in school and at my house. The government made it so easy for us to get this vaccine; people don't need to visit the hospital before they get vaccinated and this helped a lot of us grow up strong and healthy. I can say this is when the world was still a better place, when Michael Jackson was still alive.

Right now, people are scared because they have a lot of trust in the system and the world. I have once worked as a vaccine agent, and during this time we had to go house to house, to school and any place we know might have a child. While some place welcome us with open arms and allow us do our jobs, some people lied about having a child, some other people just hissed immediately they saw us.

As a person, I wasn't mad at any of the people I met while working because I was just like most of them during covid-19. I also refuse to get vaccinated because of the rumors I heard about the vaccine. I heard some people died after taking it, some fainted, others weren't the same. I even heard, it wasn't the original vaccine but a way to test it and see how it react to people.

So yeah, things like this can make people riddged and skeptical about allowing people to inject anything into their body. If people are scared and don't trust the process, then rumors are bound to come up, and people will be scared and create all sorts of conspiracies even about things that can save their lives.

Thanks for reading. My name is Fashtioluwa.