MANILA, Philippines — The country’s Food and Drug Administration warned the public against buying COVID-19 vaccines online as legitimate shots could be accessed only through the government’s vaccination program. Gutierrez said that fake vaccines could be adulterated or contaminated with hazardous substances that could cause severe disease, permanent disability or death. Fake vaccines are also “ineffective and give false sense of protection.”“As of now, there are no fake vaccines in the Philippines yet that’s why we are trying to prevent their entry into our supply chain,” he said. COVID-19 vaccines cannot be also purchased from private clinics for now because the regulatory agency only issued emergency use authorizations. How to spot fake vaccines?

Source: Philippine Star March 30, 2021 07:08 UTC