ArticleHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2021
Fake COVID-19 vaccines: scams hampering the vaccination drive in India and possibly other countries.
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- A qualitative study on behavioral and social drivers of COVID-19 vaccine amongst refugees and migrants in Pakistan.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Assessing knowledge, attitudes, and practices and demand-side interventions for combating substandard and falsified medicines: a scoping review.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2025Review
- Cognizance and mitigation of falsified immunization documentation: Analyzing the consequences for public health in Nigeria, with a focus on counterfeited COVID-19 vaccination cards: A case report.Health science reports · 2024Article
- The distribution of fake Australian vaccine digital certificates on an alt-tech platform.Trends in organized crime · 2023Article
- Evaluation of portable near-infrared spectroscopy for authentication of mRNA based COVID-19 vaccines.PloS one · 2022Article
- Interrogating COVID-19 vaccine intent in the Philippines with a nationwide open-access online survey.PeerJ · 2022Article
- Heterologous prime-boost vaccination against COVID-19: is it safe and reliable?Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2021Article
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Abstract
India is executing a mass vaccination program to restrict the predicted third wave of COVID-19. However, fake COVID-19 vaccines have emerged as a major challenge amid the vaccination drive in India. This article highlights the loopholes and measures to restrict the fake COVID-19 vaccination scams. Such activities have put the genuinity of vaccination certificates under scanner besides putting public health at risk and instigating vaccine hesitancy. Hence, the Government of India needs to take stringent actions such as complete take-over of COVID-19 vaccine procurement and free immunization. Furthermore, the public needs to remain vigilant and check vaccination certificates immediately after being vaccinated. Such efforts on the part of the government and public can completely restrict fake vaccinations.
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