Interpol warns fake vaccines seized in China and South Africa are ‘tip of iceberg’

Police in China and South Africa have seized thousands of fake doses of Covid-19 vaccine

Police in China and South Africa have seized thousands of fake doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, the global police organisation Interpol said on Wednesday, warning this represented only the tip of the iceberg" in vaccine-related crime.

The Lyon-based agency Interpol said 400 vials - equivalent to around 2,400 doses - containing the fake vaccine were found at a warehouse in Germiston outside Johannesburg in South Africa, where officers also recovered fake masks and arrested three Chinese and a Zambian national.