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Proliferation Of Fake COVID-19 Vaccines Driven By Unequal Access

Several Cases Have Been Detected In Mexico

 
• By Ian Schofield

The lack of availability of coronavirus vaccines in many less well off parts of the world is an open invitation to criminals seeking to sell falsified or substandard versions. Many instances of vaccine theft and diversion have also been found.

Vaccine vials of Sars-cov-2 on table in laboratory
Falsified coronavirus vaccines pose a serious threat to public health • Source: Alamy

Many medicines and vaccines have been subject to falsification over the years, and sadly coronavirus vaccines are no exception.

Already unauthorized copies of many of the approved COVID-19 vaccines have been detected around the world, including those from

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