The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed and transformed the Hungarian anti-vax milieu that evolved from a small group composed primarily of parents concerned over childhood vaccination into a mass movement led by medical professionals and businessmen turned conspiracy theorists. This new breed of anti-vaxxers no longer hide their identity behind obscure webpages; they pursue their political, “professional,” or business interests openly, while their rhetoric is echoed by fringe pro-Kremlin, pro-Chinese and far-right figures, parties and media.
The latest in our series of media monitoring reports examining the coverage of different COVID vaccines across Europe. The Beacon Project is currently looking for local partners to help contribute to the Vaccine Monitor to increase the coverage and level of analysis, please contact us if interested.
The latest in our series of media monitoring reports examining the coverage of different COVID vaccines across Europe. The Beacon Project is currently looking for local partners to help contribute to the Vaccine Monitor to increase the coverage and level of analysis, please contact us if interested.
The second in a series of media monitoring reports examining the coverage of different COVID vaccines across Europe. The Beacon Project is currently looking for local partners to help contribute to the Vaccine Monitor to increase the coverage and level of analysis, please contact us if interested.
The following is an edited version of a report published by Ernestas Taranas of the Vilnius Institute for Policy Analysis with support from the Beacon Project. The views expressed below are those of the author and do not represent the views of the Beacon Project or the International Republican Institute.
Media Monitoring Ahead of Serbian Elections During COVID-19
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