Latin America’s Vaccine Rejection Stems From Sterilization, Experiments

Latin America’s Vaccine Rejection Stems From Sterilization, Experiments
A health worker vaccinates a citizen over 60 years old with the Sinovac vaccine on March 19, 2021, in Santiago, Chile. Marcelo Hernandez/Getty Images
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SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—In Latin America, vaccine resistance efforts persist despite continued pressure for governments to vaccinate populations against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.
Low vaccination rates, in part, are the result of a history of forced sterilizations and unethical medical experimentation, which has created distrust of Western medical initiatives by indigenous populations.
Autumn Spredemann
Autumn Spredemann
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Autumn is a South America-based reporter covering primarily Latin American issues for The Epoch Times.
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