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France blasts 'pathetic' attempts to discredit Pfizer vaccine online

 Several French social media sites say they have been approached by a communications agency which offered them money to spread negative publicity about the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

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Several French social media sites say they have been approached by a communications agency which offered them money to spread negative publicity about the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, a ploy the health minister described as dangerous and irresponsible, reports the Financial Post.

Leo Grasset, whose DirtyBiology Youtube channel has more than a million subscribers, said on his @dirtybiology Twitter account that he had been offered money to criticize the Pfizer shot.

“I have received a partnership proposal to bust the Pfizer vaccine in video. Huge budget, a client who wants to remain anonymous …. if you see videos about this, you will know that it is a set-up,” he tweeted.

He added that the address of London-based agency which had contacted him was a fake.

Read more of this report from the Financial Post.