Federal investigators warn that criminals should use a COVID-19 vaccine to their advantage.
The Department of Homeland Security is working with pharmaceutical companies to create a massive database on how the vaccine will be packaged.
The purpose is to prepare them for counterfeits.
DHS monitors tens of thousands of people interested in some form of COVID-related fraud.
“The most productive recommendation is that I have to consult your doctor before taking remedies or vaccines and if you’re too smart to be true, that’s probably the case,” said Steve Francis, director of the National Center for the Coordination of Intellectual Property Rights.
Since April, the government has seized millions of counterfeit or unapproved antiviral pharmaceuticals and non-public devices.