Pfizer confirms counterfeit COVID vaccines found in black markets in Mexico, Poland

Bogus COVID-19 vaccines – some selling for $ 1,000 a shot and using an anti-wrinkle as an ingredient – have been found in black markets around the world, Pfizer confirmed to The Wall Street Journal.

“Pfizer has identified counterfeit versions of its COVID-19 vaccine in Mexico and Poland,” the company said in a statement. “We know that in this kind of environment – fueled by the ease and convenience of e-commerce and anonymity that the Internet offers – there will be an increase in the incidence of fraud, counterfeiting and other illegal activities, related to vaccines and treatments. for COVID-19. “

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Six people were detained in Mexico during a police raid on a clinic in February after about 80 people paid $ 1,000 for a fake dose of Pfizer from bottles with fraudulent labels in beer coolers.

The pharmaceutical giant in New York has detected the vaccine’s fraud with microscopic tools and special light.

There were no reports of physical harm from people who were shot.

“People were injected with distilled water,” a health secretary told the newspaper.

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A suspect in Poland is charged with fraud after an unspecified number of Pfizer bottles were discovered in his apartment.

The fake vaccine, which was allegedly not given to humans, contains hyaluronic acid, a skin care material used to fight aging.

The Pfizer statement added that “no legal vaccine is sold online.”

Pfizer said it was working with “governments, law enforcement, health care providers and others to combat this illegal trade.”

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The Pfizer vaccine, which is 95% effective in an ongoing Phase 3 trial, is used in 88 countries worldwide. As of Tuesday, 111.59 million doses of Pfizer have been administered worldwide.

In the United States, Pfizer delivered 142,177,425 doses for use; 113 104 771 Pfizer doses were administered; 43,276,992 have been completely vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine in the US.

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