DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
- Outlet: Alalam TV ( archive, original ) , alarabi.press ( archive, original ) , albaosala.net ( archive, original ) , albidda.net ( archive, original ) , alyemennews.com ( archive, original ) , farhangeeslami.com ( archive, original ) , arabic.sputniknews.com ( archive, original ) , arabicradio.net ( archive, original ) , cipalgerie.com ( archive, original ) , dmcnews.org ( archive, original ) , iraqnews-in.com ( archive, original ) , lomazoma.com ( archive, original ) , multies.net ( archive, original ) , news.albraq-news.com ( archive, original ) , newsformy.com ( archive, original ) , rasd.news ( archive, original ) , thenationpress.com ( archive, original ) , thenationpress.com ( archive, original ) , theworldnews.net ( archive, original ) , wakalaagency.com ( archive, original )
- Date of publication: October 18, 2020
- Countries / regions discussed: Venezuela, Russia
AI translations:
DISINFO: Sputnik V criticism is pure politics
SUMMARY
Criticism of the Russian Coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V is of purely political nature and is not related to either health or medicine.
RESPONSE
This is part of a pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign on the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V, which was met with skepticism and criticism, even by Russian specialists.
Reservations about the Russian Sputnik V vaccine are caused by the fact that Russia didn’t complete the large trials which WHO insists that a vaccine must undergo involving thorough testing to examine the vaccine’s safety and efficacy before it is released. Rolling out an inadequately vetted vaccine could endanger the people receiving it.
In fact, there is evidence that Russia has at all times perceived the development of a coronavirus vaccine mainly in terms of geopolitical and economic gain.
See other examples in our database, such as claims that the UK launched a smear campaign against it; that the WHO confirmed that the Sputnik V was on Phase 3 of clinical testing; that the WHO and Microsoft sabotaged the Russian vaccine; that Europe is turning to Russia due to its desperate need for a vaccine; or that the West criticises the Sputnik V because it can’t accept Russia’s primacy and because its pharmaceutical companies will lose billions of dollars.