BEIJING, China – China’s corruption watchdog on Saturday said it had disciplined more than 80 officials linked to a vaccine scandal last year that inflamed public fears over the safety of domestically produced drugs. Changchun Changsheng Biotechnology — a major Chinese manufacturer of rabies vaccines — was slapped with a $1.3 billion fine in October after it was found to have fabricated records. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection also said it would “seriously deal with” more than 80 other provincial or local officials from multiple government organizations, without offering details. Authorities earlier said the faulty rabies vaccines did not enter the market. The drug company’s chairwoman and 14 employees were arrested after the scandal came to light last July, while more than a dozen national, provincial and local officials were sacked.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 02, 2019 23:15 UTC