BC Warns of Fake COVID-19 Vaccines Sold Online

BC Warns of Fake COVID-19 Vaccines Sold Online
A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is shown at a UHN COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Toronto on Jan. 7, 2021. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
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A British Columbia health agency is urging the public not to buy COVID-19 vaccines that are advertised or sold online from unauthorised sources as “they are counterfeit, may pose risks to health, and are ineffective at protecting you from the COVID-19 virus.”

ImmunizeBC, funded by the BC Ministry of Health to provide immunization information and tools for BC residents, posted the scam warning on social media Tuesday, saying they have heard about emails and websites selling the supposed vaccines.