The Infodemic: Western Countries Not Afraid of Competition From Russian Vaccine

FILE PHOTO: File labelled "Sputnik V coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine", March 24, 2021.

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Daily Debunk

Claim: The West is afraid of competition from Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine.

Verdict: Unsupported

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Social Media Disinfo

Circulating on social media: Thousands of Facebook users have shared a video making bogus claims about the side effects of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.

Read the full story at: Reuters