Senator Krugly: calls from anti-vaccines are more dangerous than calls from extremists This comparison was made by a member of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy, Honored Doctor of Russia Vladimir Krugly, who is quoted by the SenatInform Telegram channel.
According to the senator, the official information policy in Russia should be clearer. So, more open data is needed. Currently, there is not enough reliable information about COVID-19 and vaccinations on the Internet, Krugly said.
He added that the proportion of people opposed to vaccines is five to seven percent. At the same time, the majority of Russians who have not been vaccinated are doubting citizens who cannot understand whether they need a vaccine or not.
The senator also said that the World Health Organization (WHO) has experience in monitoring social networks when resources spreading false information are tracking. As long as anti-vaccination activities continue, people are dying every minute, he added. “Someone will hear them, believe and will not be grafted and thus put themselves in real danger,” the parliamentarian concluded.
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