SUBSTANDARD VACCINE SCANDAL ROCKS CHINA
April 1st, 2016
CHINA’S Supreme People's Procuratorate has announced it will handle investigations into a scandal involving the sale of more than USD88 million’s worth of improperly stored or expired vaccines, sold in at least 20 Chinese provinces since 2011.
The case has upset a Chinese government trying to crack down on fraud and corruption, with Premier Li Keqiang saying: “The vaccine safety incident provoked great concern; there are many regulatory loopholes exposed.” He said officials would be looking to “improve the regulatory system, the implementation of ...
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