Indigenous Australians hit by vaccine misinformation, state premier says


Online misinformation has been a constant challenge for health authorities throughout the pandemic, said Bartholomeusz, the ABC reported. — Reuters

White supremacist groups including some in the US are spreading vaccine misinformation online among Indigenous communities in remote parts of Western Australia in order to create fear of inoculation and cause harm, state premier Mark McGowan said.

“Just now we heard from one Aboriginal person who said white supremacist groups are sending information to Aboriginal people that they shouldn’t get vaccinated,” McGowan told reporters Thursday, the Australian Broadcasting Corp reported.

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