Falsified Medical Product Alert N°3/2020
Falsified medical products that claim to prevent, detect, treat or cure COVID-19: falsified product alert
WHO issued this general alert after receiving multiple reports of falsified SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics and laboratory reagents. At the time there was no COVID-19 vaccine and WHO did not recommend any medicine to treat or cure COVID-19. WHO said unregulated websites are frequently sources of falsified products.1
Health risk as statedWHO said products claiming to be vaccines to prevent COVID-19 may be considered falsified and may pose significant risks to public health.
- Issued
- 31 March 2020
- Issued by
- World Health Organization
- Name stated on packaging
- Not product specific.
Advice as stated
Buy medical products only from authentic and reliable sources. Compare diagnostic test labelling with information from regulators. Consult a health professional when in doubt.
Names printed on falsified products are not evidence that the named company made them. Where WHO or a regulator reports the genuine manufacturer's statement, it is shown.
Sources
- World Health Organization, Medical Product Alert N°3/2020: Falsified medical products that claim to prevent, detect, treat or cure COVID-19 (31 March 2020)