According to Antonov, such insinuations have nothing to do with reality, and Moscow has always advocated international cooperation in the fight against the pandemic, including with the United States.
“As for the unfounded accusations against us in attempts to“ undermine ”vaccination campaigns in individual countries, we can only explain them by the deep-rooted Russophobia in American society,” the Russian diplomat said in a statement posted on the diplomatic mission's Facebook page.
In conclusion, he called on American reporters to provide audiences with verified information, and not replicate gossip and speculation.
US President Joe Biden said earlier that the country is experiencing a "pandemic of people unvaccinated" from the coronavirus. He clarified that 165 million Americans have completed the full course of vaccination against coronavirus, while about 90 million people in the country have not even received the first component of the vaccine.