{
  "id": 17029746,
  "title": "Nationwide shortage of seasonal influenza vaccines triggers sale of fake doses in Pakistan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/nationwide-shortage-of-seasonal-influenza-vaccines-triggers-sale-of",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-29T07:30:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1573846/nationwide-shortage-of-seasonal-influenza-vaccines-triggers-sale-of-fake-doses-in-pakistan/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A severe nationwide shortage of seasonal influenza vaccines has hit public and private healthcare sectors across Pakistan. According to drug control authorities, imported supplies from major multinational pharmaceutical companies will only become available in limited quantities by late November or December. Furthermore, existing stockpiles of influenza vaccines imported from Chinese manufacturers…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}