Private investigators' body APDI forms global alliance against fake Covid-19 vaccines

The APDI has also written a letter to PM Modi offering help in the govt's plans to deal with the issue of fake Covid-19 vaccines

As India gears up for massive Covid-19 vaccination drive, private investigators have formed an international alliance to check circulation of fake vaccines.

Delhi-based Association of Private Detectives and Investigators (APDI), took initiative to form the Global Alliance Against Fake Vaccine (GAFV), comprising professional investigators from 16 countries.

“The GAFV has been formed after reports emanated from several countries about circulation of fake Covid-19 vaccines. Already Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, has issued a warning of fake vaccine circulation due to huge demands. Similarly, Interpol had to put out ‘purple notice’ last month after police seized fake vaccines from a warehouse near Johannesburg in South Africa. It was then that the international alliance was formed on our initiative. APDI took the lead and did a brainstorming session with our international counterparts before forming the GAFV,” said APDI Chairman Kunwar Vikram Singh.

APDI has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi offering help in the government’s plans to deal with the fake Covid-19 vaccine issue. “While the government is involved in formulating detailed plans for execution of the humongous task at hand, it has come to our notice that some nefarious elements are already at work to take advantage of the situation in order to make fast buck…we need to be aware of this development and take measures to ensure that the anti-social elements do not succeed in their nefarious designs,” Singh said in his letter to the Prime Minister.

APDI has also written a similar letter to Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan.