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Covid-19: the reasons for the rejection of vaccines in the West Indies

2021-08-13T17:45:44.094Z


DECRYPTION - Despite a strong fourth epidemic wave, few inhabitants agree to be vaccinated in Guadeloupe and Martinique.


Pointe-a-Pitre

Guadeloupe and Martinique, where the Covid-19 epidemic is redoubling in violence, are two territories where the population with a complete vaccination course does not exceed 20%.

Since the start of this fourth wave, analysts from French TV sets have spoken more often to explain this lack of vaccination, locally triggering anger and sarcasm among the population.

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“These are prejudices, rooted in people's heads, which give these comments, which I qualify as racist.

Somewhere, we are still in the colonial exhibition ”,

declares Elie Domota, leader of Liyannaj Kont Pwofitasyon (LKP), which leads, with the UGTG union, of which he was the general secretary, anti-health pass demonstrations, all the time. Saturdays.

He brushes aside the argument of an “antivax” population with the back of his hand:

“Guadeloupeans are not antivax, everyone is vaccinated with compulsory vaccines and without asking any questions.”

A strong identity withdrawal

"It seems like

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Source: lefigaro

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