The "diabetes vaccine" was a plan for fraud through a treatment for a year and generate a business with profits of up to 1,123 million pesos, according to the number of patients in the country and potential customers of thewhich was qualified as a miracle product by the Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks (Cofepris).
The cure against this "does not exist", confirmed yesterday the head of this commission, Mikel Arriola.He pointed out that this evil affects almost 10 percent of the population, that is, 11 million 233 million people, who were offered a procedure that is not approved by this unit or the Ministry of Health and that could cause serious damage.
To disseminate it, the Vive your AC Foundation even summoned a press conference in the middle of a week, presumed that its revolutionary product had the corresponding permits and announced that to know it those interested could go to forums with a cost of 100 pesos.
From Thursday night it was insured as a result of this association as well as the property where they operated, located in 206 forest walks, Taxqueña walks, in the Coyoacán delegation.They also discharged two Internet sites and the advertising of this vaccine.
The procedure appointed as “autohemotherapy” was presented by Salvador Chacón Ramírez and Lucila Zárate Ortega, president of the aforementioned Foundation and she, head of the Mexican Association for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases.
Arriola confirmed that there is already a complaint of the case before the Public Ministry to determine the probable legal responsibility of both involved.
On the other hand, in an interview with La Razón, the Sanitary Operation Commissioner of the COFEPRIS, Álvaro Pérez, explained that for the crimes of false advertising in health matters, that is, the sale of miracle products that lack scientific support, are plannedsanctions of up to one million 120 thousand pesos.
He explained that they did not announce the final price of the product, or if it was already available, but stressed that so far there are no complaints of people who have received the procedure.
He warned that there is no evidence of the effects of this treatment, but warned that by accepting alternate methods, patients tend to avoid formal treatment and supervision of a specialized doctor.
