Question: In which of the following countries , WHO has raised alert on fake Covishield Vaccines?
a) India
b) Nepal
c) UK
d) France
Ans: a
Context
- On 17th August 2021, WHO issued a medical product alert referring to fake Covishield in South-East Asia and Africa.
Related Facts
- World Health Organization’s (WHO) global surveillance and monitoring system for substandard and fake medical products identified fake Covishield in India and Uganda.
- Serum Institute of India (SII), which is mass producer of Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covishield in India has confirmed that some vaccine vials reported at the patient-level were fake.
- WHO has urged government to increase vigilance on hospitals, clinics, health centres, distributors, wholesalers, pharmacies, and other suppliers of medical products. It also asked to increased vigilance in the supply chains which are likely to be affected by fake vaccines.
By kamehswar shukla