The US State Department’s Global Engagement Center, which follows foreign propaganda, said Russian intelligence was behind the four online platforms involved in the campaign.
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Websites have included misinformation about two vaccines approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States, State Department spokesman Ned Prais told reporters.
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“It is quite clear that Russia has resorted to its old tricks and is potentially endangering people by spreading misinformation about vaccines that, as we know, save lives every day,” said Price.
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The Global Engagement Center said the sites highlight the risks associated with the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccines to highlight Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine.
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