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Fake COVID-19 vaccine sellers arrested in Uganda

Police in Mayuge district of Uganda have arrested a father and daughter for selling fake drugs, which they claimed were vaccines for the coronavirus. New Vision quotes police spokesperson Fred Enanga, as saying Kaire Saidi, a herbalist and his daughter Kaire Amina, are both residents of Wante village, Imayiro sub-county in Mayuge district.

The two are believed to have visited a number of families belonging the Ahmadiyya Muslim sect, telling them they had discovered a vaccine for coronavirus, currently spreading in parts of Asia and Europe.

"The people mostly women and children purchased the said vaccine at a fee that was negotiated between the seller and the buyer. The duo never sold to anyone outside the Muslim sect," said Enanga.

[link url="https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1516208/herbalist-arrested-selling-fake-coronavirus-vaccine"]Full New Vision report[/link]

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