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Editorial
. 2021 Sep 6;1(3):mtsibulletin.2021/128.
doi: 10.48327/mtsibulletin.2021/128. eCollection 2021 Sep 30.

[The scourge of vaccine tampering]

[Article in French]
P Saliou  1 , Q Duteil  1 , M Gentilini  1
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Editorial

[The scourge of vaccine tampering]

[Article in French]
P Saliou et al. Med Trop Sante Int. .

Abstract

Fake vaccine trafficking is a recent but growing phenomenon, which represents a severe threat to public health. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Covid vaccines have been a prime target for traffickers, but all types of vaccines are falsified by profit-hungry criminals.The consequences of falsification on global health are serious: decline in vaccination coverage, loss of control of epidemics claiming yet more victims, resurgence of diseases that been under control. Fake vaccines also fuel the mistrust of populations towards science and towards the authorities.In order to tackle this scourge, a general and coordinated mobilization of all actors concerned is urgently needed: health professionals, political decision-makers, police and customs forces, judges and prosecutors, without forgetting the crucial awareness-raising of public opinion.

Keywords: Africa; Crime; Falsification; Public health; Quality control; Vaccination; World.

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Les auteurs ne déclarent aucun conflit d'intérêt.

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