Information Battleground: Vaccines
According to this CSS Analysis by Jakob Bund and Ann-Sophie Leonard, rapid development of a vaccine has become a new measure of success in fighting coronavirus. More than any previously, this phase of the pandemic will be shaped by information, both positively through new knowledge on vaccines and negatively through influence attempts around their effectiveness and safety.
Following a variety of lockdown measures, governments around the world face high expectations for economic recovery and a return of social life – expectations that heavily rely on the availability of an effective vaccine against COVID-19 infections. Questions around access to an effective vaccine in sufficient quantity have intensified competition and tension, as governments seek to conclude agreements with promising vaccine developers.