Pfizer Identifies Fake Covid-19 Shots Abroad as Criminals Exploit Vaccine Demand
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pfizer-identifies-fake-covid-19-shots-abroad-as-criminals-exploit-vaccine-demand-11619006403
In Mexico, about 80 people received fraudulent doses, and in Poland authorities recovered vials likely containing an antiwrinkle treatment
Pfizer Inc. PFE -2.25% says it has identified in Mexico and Poland the first confirmed instances of counterfeit versions of the Covid-19 vaccine it developed with BioNTech SE, the latest attempt by criminals trying to exploit the world-wide vaccination campaign.
Vials seized by authorities in separate investigations were tested by the company and confirmed to contain bogus vaccine. The vials recovered in Mexico also had fraudulent labeling, while a substance inside vials in Poland was likely an antiwrinkle treatment, Pfizer said.
About 80 people at a clinic in Mexico received a fake vaccine going for about $1,000 a dose,though they don’t appear to have been physically harmed.