Western groups plan "disinformation campaign" against Russian vaccine: Kremlin source

2021-03-13 02:05:36 GMT2021-03-13 10:05:36(Beijing Time) Xinhua English

MOSCOW, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The United States and its allies were plotting a "disinformation campaign" to hurt the credibility of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, Russia's RIA Novosti and TASS news agencies reported on Friday.

Such a campaign was made by non-governmental organizations and media in the West, a high-ranking source in the Kremlin was quoted as saying.

The campaign focused on discrediting the Russian vaccine by fabricating information about its ineffectiveness and even danger to people's lives, the source said.

Russia has registered three COVID-19 vaccines, namely Sputnik V, EpiVacCorona and CoviVac.

As of March 4, more than 2 million people in Russia have received both doses and another 2 million have received the first jab since it started mass vaccination early December. Enditem

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