*People's Perspectives on Covid 19, Fake News and the Vaccination Drive in South Africa DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.108933*

use of various social media platforms in propagating the infodemic is also prominent as some individuals and organisations too advantage of the panic and uncertainties around the world regarding the virus to create unverified media contents that posed a threat to the end of COVID-19. Individuals around the world also attested to the impact of fake news and misinformation as they navigate their safety and other decisions on how to cope during the pandemic and whether to be vaccinated or not. The speedy and continuous intervention of the World Health Organisation (WHO), governments and organisations around the world helped in many ways to educate the public about the COVID-19 infodemic and also contain the spread pf the virus.
