Disinfo: Sputnik V is the most effective vaccine against the Indian Covid-19 variant

Summary

The “Sputnik V” vaccine proves more effective than all other vaccines against the Indian COVID-19 variant

Disproof

This is a claim provided with no evidence, and constitutes a recurring attempt by pro-Kremlin outlets to promote the Russian Sputnik V vaccine.

The effectiveness of different vaccines against the COVID-19 Delta variants (referred to in the claim as the "Indian variant") is still subject to ongoing monitoring due to the relatively news appearance. However, preliminary analysis conducted by researchers from Imperial College London, Oxford University, the UK NHS, among others, demonstrates that established vaccines have been proven to be effective against the Delta variants with comparable results to the original Alpha variant.

For example, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was found to be 96% effective against hospitalisation after two doses, while the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was found to be 92% effective against hospitalisation after the second dose. On the other hand, Sputnik V's effectiveness against the Delta variants was found by its own developers to be less than against other varieties (90% versus 92%), as reported by the Russian TASS news agency.

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  • Reported in: Issue 251
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21/06/2021
  • Article language(s) Arabic
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Russia
  • Keywords: Sputnik V, coronavirus, vaccination
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And may such Western representatives, completely devoid of any moral integrity, continue to bombard Syria and Russia with one accusation after another: It is abundantly clear that the suffering of Syrians is a product of the illegal war against Syria and the murderous, criminal sanctions against the Syrian people.

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Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the Syrian war and the belligerent intentions of the West towards Syria.

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Recurrent pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative alleging that Ukraine is a state supporting terrorism and that the Ukrainian government assumed power after the coup d'etat.

Ukraine is not a terrorist state, it does not support terrorism in any form. The Ukrainian government does not support or finance terrorist groups. The Ukrainian government is recognised by other governments across the world.

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Russian-speaking people are still openly discriminated against in some countries. Discrimination is aimed at the Russian language and education in the Russian language. The Russian-speaking people are forced to sever the link with the historical homeland.

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Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation on the Baltic countries, accusing them of violation of human rights of the Russian-speaking minority.

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