According to the BBC on the 18th, the World Health Organization confirmed that India's Covishield COVID-19 vaccine has appeared counterfeits and issued a medical warning to the world.

Source: Global Times

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] According to the BBC report on the 18th, World Health Organization confirmed that India's Covishield COVID-19 vaccine has appeared and issued a medical warning to the world.

As the main Covishield vaccine in India, it is most widely used in India and has been injected with more than 486 million doses. However, Indian authorities and Africa have recently seized a batch of suspicious Covishield vaccines from the market. It was confirmed by the manufacturer of the vaccine, Indian Serum Research Institute, , that the batch of vaccines is indeed fake. WHO issued a warning on this: "Fake vaccines pose a serious threat to global public health!"

It is reported that the Indian government has not issued a formal statement, but local media reported that the Indian Ministry of Health is investigating the matter. "The only thing we want to ensure is that no Indians have received fake vaccines," said an official who asked not to be named. However, in addition to being used in India, Covishield vaccines were also exported to Asia, South America and Africa as part of the global poverty-stricken country epidemic prevention project and the "vaccine diplomacy" of the government. Later, exports were banned due to the second wave of the epidemic in April and May to give priority to meeting the needs of the country.

In response to this, some netizens said, "If there are some members of the people who are in power, then I am not surprised at all. They are habitually offenders to make money in the national crisis." Some people said, "Even such things involving life are to be faked. Don't they feel ashamed?" (Han Lin)