Mexico warns that selling fake Covid-19 vaccines jeopardizes public health
From CNNE's Fidel Gutierrez and Karol Suarez in Mexico City
Mexico's Federal Commission for the Protection against Health Risks (COFEPRIS) has warned that selling counterfeit Pfizer vaccines poses a "health risk" to the population.
Earlier this week, Pfizer said it had identified counterfeit Covid-19 shots in Mexico and Poland.
Responding to the reports, COFEPRIS said:
"Any alleged vaccine against Covid-19 that is for sale through internet pages, social media, by telephone, pharmacies, hospitals, and points of sale, constitutes fraud and a health risk because it's of doubtful origin."
The commission has warned of fake Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon in February.