In recent days, several influencers on social networks have been contacted to produce content to denigrate the Pfizer vaccine.
Olivier Véran, the Minister of Health was quick to react.
"I don't know where it comes from, France or abroad, but it's lousy, it's dangerous and irresponsible and it doesn't work," he said on Tuesday on BFMTV.
But according to him, the French are not fooled and are more and more likely to want to be vaccinated with the opening of vaccination to professions at risk and soon to all adults.
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At least three influencers in France have been contacted in recent days to produce content against the Pfizer vaccine.
In an exchange of emails, their interlocutor offers them an informational campaign, "to" share some information with the audience "on Covid-19 and in particular vaccines.
"2,000 euros" the story
And to add: “this is a topical discussion on Covid-19 and the vaccines offered to the European population, in particular AstraZeneca and Pfizer. The idea of the campaign is to talk about some results regarding the effectiveness of vaccines. "In exchange for a sum of money, the influencers would have had the mission to put forward false information:" The mortality rate of the Pfizer vaccine is 3 times greater compared to AstraZeneca according to official information "," the AstraZeneca experts sent this report to regulators and mainstream media but it was never published. The question is why? "," Why is the European Union buying Pfizer vaccine in large quantities despite the information provided? It is a monopoly (sic) and causes damage to public health ”.
Sami Ouladitto, a comedian who talks about everything but science on his YouTube channel with 400,000 subscribers, was also contacted. "An agency contacted me to share, in exchange for remuneration, articles that discredit the Pfizer vaccine, and to talk about its death rate," he said on Twitter. “And it is said to be a doctor like 2,000 euros” the story ”also recounted having received“ on Instagram a request for a paid partnership like 2,000 euros ”the story to discredit the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
