Kazakhstan enlists chatbot to tackle Covid-19 vaccine myths


Operating from the IFRC’s page on Telegram, a popular social media and messaging app, the bot will answer questions on all things Covid-19, Argymbayev said. — People vector created by pch.vector - www.freepik.com

TBILISI: Tasked with tackling sky-high rates of vaccine hesitancy in Kazakhstan, an online chatbot has been enlisted to shatter myths and dispel doubts about the Covid-19 jab as the Central Asian nation kicks off its inoculation drive.

Only about 25% of Kazakhs say they would opt to be vaccinated against the coronavirus compared with 75% of Britons and 56% of Americans, according to data from the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs.

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