Existing hospital analyzers offer a low-cost method to screen for fake vaccines
Medical Xpress
February 18, 2026
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 10.5% of medicines worldwide in low- and middle-income countries are substandard or are falsified (i.e., fake). These medicines and vaccines fail to prevent and treat the diseases for which they are intended and risk additional adverse health consequences if the ingredients used in the falsified products are harmful, resulting in a threat to global health.
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Originally published on Medical Xpress on 2/18/2026