DISINFO: Finns choosing Sputnik V for vaccination

DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS

  • Outlet: sputniknews.lt ( archive, original )
  • Date of publication: February 25, 2021
  • Article language(s): Lithuanian
  • Countries / regions discussed: Russia, Finland

DISINFO: Finns choosing Sputnik V for vaccination

SUMMARY

Finns explain why they chose Sputnik V for vaccination. [...] Finns (living in Russia) are choosing Sputnik V due to the high efficiency and accessibility of this vaccine. [...]

RESPONSE

This is a recurrent manipulation aiming to promote the Russian Sputnik V vaccine.

The title of the article is “Finns explain why they chose Sputnik V for vaccination”. Only from the text of the article does it become clear that this concerns only some Finns who are living or working in Russia.

Finland is involved in all European Union's purchases of COVID-19 vaccines and is using vaccines approved in the EU.

See other attempts of Kremlin disinformation to promote Sputnik V vaccine: Borrell couldn’t criticise Russia because Europe needs Sputnik V; Macron allowed the use of Sputnik V vaccine in France; Sweden will buy Russian vaccine against COVID-19.

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