For every 10 smallpox cases, three to four were fatal. However, conspiracy theories around vaccination went rife immediately. In Kenya, conspiracy theories largely build around the depopulation of some groups through targeting the children, women or youths. Extermination theories surround the Covid-19 vaccine. It is has been suggested that a Covid-19 vaccine is “leading to the formation of blood clots either in the blood vessels or in other body organs”.

Source: Standard Digital March 25, 2021 15:41 UTC