As the country goes through the much-anticipated vaccination drive, Nakul Pasricha, president, Authentication Solution Providers’ Association (ASPA), has sounded the warning bells about the possibility of the Covid-19 vaccines being counterfeited in India.
In an interview with the
Outlook magazine, Pasricha said the absence of anti-counterfeiting and traceability measures is going to make it easy for replicating the vaccine packaging while potentially putting inactive or even harmful contents inside the vial.
He explained that incidents of vaccine falsification are not new for India and the world. For example, last year, a big racket was busted in Rajasthan that was involved in counterfeit Meningitis vaccines. Three months ago, in September 2020, Odisha’s drug enforcement agency arrested a man on charges of trying to sell fake Covid-19 vaccines in the Bargarh district. The accused was found preparing vials with Covid-19 vaccine stickers on them. This yea
Companies, logistics firms, governments and hospitals are already ramping up infrastructure to safeguard vials of Covid vaccine against the looming risk of theft, burglary and pilferage. Thats not all — both vaccine makers and governments need to be alert to the possibility of counterfeiting and a potential grey market. They admit to being wary of lax security at hospitals etc.
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Nakul Pasricha, President, Authentication Solution Providers Association (ASPA) says counterfeiting of Covid-19 vaccines is a real threat in India. AP/PTI Photo Jeevan Prakash Sharma 2020-12-10T11:18:06+05:30 Beware, Fake Covid-19 Vaccines Ready To Hit The Market: Anti-Counterfeit Body outlookindia.com 2020-12-10T11:39:27+05:30
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