‘Fake’ Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccines Found in Poland & Mexico
The WSJ reported about 80 people were administered counterfeit vaccine in Mexico and the cost of each dose was about $1,000
A shocking revelation has been made by the United States (US) pharmaceutical company Pfizer, which has identified fake versions of its coronavirus vaccines being administered in Mexico and Poland.
The Wall Street Journal reported that about 80 people were administered the fraudulent vaccine in Mexico, with doses being sold for about $1,000 each.
Pfizer confirms fake Covid vaccine shots have been sold in Mexico and Poland, with doses going for as much as $1,000 a shothttps://t.co/yXSI7ahzov pic.twitter.com/sz5leIF4eN
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) April 22, 2021
Later, the concerned authorities seized the doses in both countries and declared them counterfeit after testing.
Pfizer quoted, “In Mexico, they had false labels, while the substance in Poland was believed to be the anti-wrinkle treatment”.
Fortunately, the fake vaccine doses found in Poland hadn’t yet been used.
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Moreover, World Health Organization (WHO) has alarmed the countries to be aware of fake vaccines that “pose a serious risk to global public health”.
In addition to it, Poland’s health minister said, “The risk of counterfeit doses appearing in official circulation was “practically non-existent”.
According to the Wall Street Journal, some 80 people at a clinic in Mexico received a fake version of the drug, which appeared to have been physically harmless but it didn’t offer anything against coronavirus.
#VIDEO At a clinic in Mexico some 80 people received bogus vaccines, which appeared to have been physically harmless though offered no protection against the potentially deadly disease ravaging the country, a report in the Wall Street Journal saidhttps://t.co/yXSI7ahzov pic.twitter.com/c05SGNQVx8
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) April 22, 2021
Addressing the concern, Mexico’s government spokesman on Covid-19, Hugo Lopez-Gatell said, “The fake vaccines had been detected by cyber police after being offered on social networks for up to $2,500 (£1,800) a shot. Several people have been arrested”.
Besides having a team of former law enforcement and forensic specialists, who are responsible to counter threats of illegal sales, Pfizer warned people to avoid online purchasing of fake vaccines and stressed to get their shot from either official vaccination centers or by certified healthcare providers in Poland and Mexico.
