Prognosis
Russia Blasts U.S. for Pressing Brazil to Reject Its Vaccine
- Sputnik V developers say effort is unethical and costing lives
- U.S. report called Russian influence a detriment to safety
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Russia condemned the U.S. for applying diplomatic pressure on Brazil to reject its Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, adding that attempts at political meddling in inoculation campaigns were costing lives.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said in its annual report published in January that its Office of Global Affairs sought to persuade Brazil not to allow the Russian vaccine, accusing Moscow of seeking to expand its influence in the Americas to the “detriment of U.S. safety and security.”