Input 2021.02.19 01:12 | Revision 2021.02.19 01:14
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According to the Mexican Ministry of Health on the 18th (local time), Mexican authorities arrested six people a day after raiding a site where vaccination was being done at a medical institution outside Monterrey in the northern state of Nuevo Leon. Local media reported that it is estimated that more than 80 nearby residents have already received the fake vaccine.
The place attracted people to release the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer in the United States and Bioentech in Germany, but it was a fake vaccine with an unknown composition, Mexican authorities said. There was no cryogenic storage.
Those arrested are known to have paid from 11,100 pesos per dose (about 610,000 won) to 40,000 pesos (2.2 million won) at a high price over fake vaccines.
Mexico has been introducing the Pfizer vaccine and administering it to medical staff since last December. The government has allowed private companies and local governments to purchase vaccines, but emphasized that no other companies have purchased Pfizer vaccines other than the federal government yet. All Pfizer vaccines distributed online and offline through other channels are fake.
The Mexican authorities asked the authorities to immediately notify the authorities of any abnormalities such as side effects after receiving the fake vaccine, and to report any findings such as medical institutions or pharmacies that sell the vaccine.
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