Credit: Covid-19 Inquiry.Rare instances of vaccine side-effects must not be used to "undermine the vital public health role that vaccination plays in keeping people safe from disease", the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has heard.A lack of trust in the government and scientists contributed to "false narratives" about the mass vaccination programme during the pandemic, according to Hugo Keith, lead counsel to the inquiry.

Credit: Covid-19 Inquiry.Rare instances of vaccine side-effects must not be used to "undermine the vital public health role that vaccination plays in keeping people safe from disease", the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has heard.A lack of trust in the government and scientists contributed to "false narratives" about the mass vaccination programme during the pandemic, according to Hugo Keith, lead counsel to the inquiry.