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

The Wall Street Journal

Published: March 7, 2021 at 11:26 a.m. ET

One false Russian claim: that the U.S. rushed the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine through the regulatory process

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.