‘Nothing to worry about’: Madagascar spurns Covid-19 vaccines in favour of herbal ‘remedy’


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President Andry Rajoelina has widely boasted the virtues of a locally brewed plant infusion to fight coronavirus. It has not been scientifically tested He said the Indian Ocean island nation was in ‘a phase of observing the vaccine’, saying there were ‘too many side-effects’ to start mass vaccinations Andry Rajoelina has widely boasted the virtues of a locally brewed artemisia plant infusion to fight coronavirus. It has not been scientifically tested. Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has said he does not plan to vaccinate himself against Covid-19, preferring a herbal “remedy”, and is in no hurry to launch mass inoculations for...