Fraudsters on Hun Over Fake COVID-19 Vaccines Injected in 800 People in Uganda
Fraud medical workers were accused of giving fake COVID-19 vaccines where 800 people in Uganda were injected with water instead of the vaccine.
Authorities claim that “unscrupulous” doctors and health workers gave 800 Ugandans phony coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, according to an ABC News report. They obtained the immunizations as businesses raced to vaccinate staff due to an outbreak of the disease.
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The fake vaccines were given out in May and June, during a fatal coronavirus outbreak in the East African country, when new illnesses reached record highs of roughly 1,700 per day. Africa is currently experiencing a terrible third wave of the epidemic, which is being fueled by the Delta variant.
According to Warren Naamara, director of the State House Health Monitoring Unit, some corporations paid payments to have their personnel vaccinated on the job, but the medical officials turned out to be scammers who administered mostly water. At a period when vaccines were in short supply, the scammers targeted anyone wishing to pay for immunisation, particularly corporate staff, according to Naamara.
He said those who were duped into taking a phony vaccine — about 800 people — should not be frightened because tests showed the vials contained no harmful substances. Two people were arrested in connection with the scam, he stated over the phone.
Officials said the scammers charged between 80,000 and 500,000 Ugandan shillings ($34 to $163) for a phony shot. The government is giving free and licensed COVID-19 vaccines at designated immunization sites, according to the health ministry.
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