The Wall Street Journal: U.S. sees Pfizer’s and other Western COVID-19 vaccines becoming latest target of Russian disinformation

WASHINGTON — Russian intelligence agencies have mounted a campaign to undermine confidence in Pfizer Inc.’s and other Western vaccines, using online publications that in recent months have questioned the vaccines’ development and safety, U.S. officials said.

An official with the State Department’s Global Engagement Center, which monitors foreign disinformation efforts, identified four publications that he said have served as fronts for Russian intelligence.

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March 08, 2021 at 04:26AM
Michael R. Gordon,  Dustin Volz
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