In many countries, people cannot wait to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but in Australia headlines suggest many of us are reluctant to roll up our sleeve - but is that true, and if so, why?

The Quicky speaks to a GP and an expert epidemiologist to debunk some of the myths circulating on social media, and discuss why we definitely should not be scared of being immunised.

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CREDITS

Host/Producer: Claire Murphy

Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane

Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri

Guests:

Dr Brad McKay - GP, Science Communicator and Author of Fake Medicine: Exposing the wellness crazes, cons and quacks costing us our health

Professor Marylouise McLaws - Epidemiologist with particular expertise in hospital infection and infectious diseases control, based at the University of NSW

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