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Russian influence on Latvia vaccination campaign: ‘Government can do little’

That could look attractive in Russia. “They are therefore trying to undermine Latvia’s favorable reputation,” says Verhelst. This strategy is not only limited to Latvia, but is also known in the other Baltic states. Yet Latvia is most affected.

This is also evident from the disappointing vaccination figures; Estonia and Lithuania have now given a first injection to around 20 percent of the population.

According to Verhelst, the Latvian government can do little about the Russian smear campaign. “There is a program on television that the Theory of the Lie is called where fake news is debunked, but that’s in Latvian, so you won’t reach everyone with that.

Interest must increase

Politicians are also vaccinated in front of the camera and there is the campaign Tmany a million reasons, referring to the number of inhabitants of the country. In a video famous Latvians explain why it is good to get an injection.

The question is whether this will turn the population over. This should become apparent when Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are also delivered next week. To increase the number of vaccinations, the government has decided to close the vaccination sites from this weekend open up, for anyone who wants to. “The capacity is there, but the interest still has to increase.”

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