DISINFO: Anglo-Saxon campaign is responsible for reducing vaccination rate in Russia
SUMMARY
From the beginning, there has been a campaign aimed at undermining confidence in the effectiveness of the vaccine (Sputnik V) and this great achievement of our scientists. The attacks on "Sputnik V" are coming primarily from the Anglo-Saxon press.
The campaign against the Russian vaccine aims, among other things, to reduce the vaccination rate in the country (Russia).
RESPONSE
Recurrent disinformation message around the Sputnik V and allegedly belligerent West.
Initial reservations and criticism of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine stemmed from the fact that Russia did not complete large trials to test the vaccine’s safety and efficacy before releasing it. Rolling out an inadequately vetted vaccine could endanger people who receive it.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) launched a rolling review of Sputnik V on 4 March 2021. Pro-Kremlin media often quote an article in The Lancet magazine, which showed 91.6 per cent effectiveness of Sputnik V without considerable side effects. However, there have been some doubts as to its efficacy, especially where the trial procedures are concerned (see here and here.) Recently, a Lancet article published on 12 May 2021 raised critical questions about the Sputnik V data for the phase III clinical trial.
Read more about how the pro-Kremlin media employ the concept of Anglo-Saxons.
See related disinformation cases in our database alleging that Russian vaccine opponents are trying to eradicate trust in Sputnik V; or that Europe has politicised the Covid-19 vaccines from the very beginning; or that Sputnik V is a target of the corporate cold war; or that Registration of Sputnik V in the EU is voluntarily delayed for political or economic reasons.