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Thousands of fake doses of COVID-19 vaccines seized in China and South Africa
Police in China and South Africa have seized thousands of fake doses of COVID-19 vaccines.
Key points:
- Interpol has warned police forces around the world to expect organised crime networks to target COVID-19 vaccines
- Police in China found more than 3,000 fake vaccine doses in one factory
- Interpol says any vaccine for sale online is fake
Global police organisation Interpol said the seizures were just the “tip of the iceberg” in vaccine-related crime.
The Lyon-based Interpol said 400 vials — equivalent to around 2,400 doses — containing the fake vaccine were found at a warehouse in Germiston outside Johannesburg, where officers also recovered fake 3M masks and arrested three Chinese and a Zambian nationals.
In China, police successfully…
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