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Disclosure of supply of fake flu vaccine in the name of multinational companies brands across the country, Drape alert issued for the risk of death due to use

Maryam NaqviSpecial Correspondent for Science & IT • Islamabad / Lahore Bureau
Disclosure of supply of fake flu vaccine in the name of multinational companies brands across the country, Drape alert issued for the risk of death due to use

📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:

  • ISLAMABAD (November 1, 2026): Supply of fake influenza flu vaccine has been revealed in medicine markets across the country, DRAP has issued.
  • Supply of fake influenza flu vaccine has been revealed in medicine markets across the country and according to Drug Regulatory Authority of.
  • Drape has issued product alerts for Influvac Tetra, Vexigrip Tetra. According to which the address of Abbott Biologicals Netherlands is ment.

ISLAMABAD (November 1, 2026): Supply of fake influenza flu vaccine has been revealed in medicine markets across the country, DRAP has issued an alert.

Supply of fake influenza flu vaccine has been revealed in medicine markets across the country and according to Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), fake flu vaccine named Influvac Tetra, Vexigrip Tetra has been supplied. Flu vaccines from the multinational Abbott Pharma, Sanofi Winthrop, have also been confirmed to be fake.

Drape has issued product alerts for Influvac Tetra, Vexigrip Tetra. According to which the address of Abbott Biologicals Netherlands is mentioned on the Influvac Tetra vaccine packet while the France address of Sanofi Winthrop is mentioned on the Vexigroup Tetra vaccine packet.

According to the Drape statement, Sanofi's distributor in Pakistan has reported fake flu vaccine supply.

The Drape declaration states that batch Y4B34 of Vaccigrip Tetra Influenza vaccine is fake as the said batch has not been imported. Also, batch P13 of Influvac Tetraflu vaccine supplied in Lahore is fake.

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Maryam Naqvi

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