BEIJING – Chinese citizens have long held suspicions over the reliability of vaccines. Due to strict requirements for temperature-controlled transportation and storage, the products can easily lose their potency if these conditions are not met.
China Vaccine Scandal: Hundreds Demoted But Root Causes Remain
In a high-profile gesture of showing no tolerance towards poor product quality and management, China has arrested over 200 and punished 357 officials, but root cause of the scandal is much harder to root out in a short term, observers say.
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