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Vaccine scandal in China

Vaccine scandal in China
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A man receives a Sinopharm vaccine at a restaurant in Kragujevac, Serbia, on May 4. The global gaps in vaccine supply that Beijing is helping to fill are still colossal. Photo: Reuters
Chinese coronavirus vaccines

Opinion | WHO nod a major credibility boost for Beijing and Chinese drug makers

Rather than political leverage, this reputational gain is the main prize of Chinese vaccine diplomacy and supports Beijing’s aspirations to global leadership

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Chinese coronavirus vaccines

Opinion | For the world to trust Chinese Covid-19 vaccines, transparency is vital

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Coronavirus pandemic

Why China’s vaccine diplomacy shouldn’t be a charm offensive

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Coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus: vaccine scandals haunt China’s winter flu shot drive

People in high-risk groups encouraged to get an influenza jab to help ease pressure on the country’s health system.

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China is ramping up production of flu vaccines to ward off double threat of influenza and Covid-19. Photo: AFP
Coronavirus pandemic

China to make up to 50 million flu vaccine doses available amid pandemic

People are worried about double threat of coronavirus and influenza in coming months, but production constraints may mean drug makers cannot meet demand, says deputy director of agency in charge of vaccines.

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Coronavirus China

Explainer | Will China win vaccine, treatment race? What investors need to know

Hopes that Chinese biopharmaceuticals will end up with viable vaccines and treatments for Covid-19 have sent share prices skyrocketing. Despite the run-ups, some analysts see them continuing to rise on government support and an early start in clinical trials.

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Health in China

Parents haunted by China’s melamine baby milk scandal still favour foreign brands

The tragedy that rocked China’s infant milk formula industry 12 years ago destroyed many parents’ faith in domestic brands, paving the way for foreign companies to charge ahead

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Foreign brands are seen as ‘way more trustworthy’ than domestic rivals and that is not likely to change soon, according to Dan Wang, of the Economic Intelligence Unit. Illustration: SCMP
China society

Girl’s death after rabies shot hits raw nerve in China after vaccine scandals

Case attracts attention from millions of people as investigators probe circumstances.

China society

Private hospital closed after dozens of patients given fake HPV vaccines

Police investigation finds nearly 40 people received the shots since January last year – before the drug was approved by the Chinese regulator.

Safety in China

Dodgy vaccine makers face hefty fines as Chinese public has its say

After repeated scandals, people call for financial penalties for producers of substandard or fake drugs to be three times higher than government recommended.

The Chinese public’s confidence has been rocked by a number of vaccine-related health scares in recent years. Photo: AP
Two Sessions 2019

Chinese parents told vaccines ‘generally safe’ after scandals

Lawmakers move to restore confidence in domestic products as people are discouraged from heading overseas to get their children vaccinated.

Chinese parents have been urged to have confidence in domestically produced vaccines. Photo: AFP
Corruption in China

China disciplines more than 80 officials linked to a major vaccine scandal

Four officials from the China Food and Drug Administration, including former deputy director Wu Zhen, have been handed over to prosecutors for being ‘ruthless to the people’.

New vaccine scandal hits China as up to 18 children get wrong shot

Two health officials sacked, third detained as clinic confirms that at least one child was given HIB rather than pentavalent vaccine.

Health in China

Meet the drug maker that wants to cure China’s tainted vaccine market

Wuxi Biologics is in talks with three separate vaccine developers to manufacture their products in China

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Mainland China’s human vaccine market amounted to 21.6 billion yuan in 2017, or 11.5 per cent of the global total. Photo: AP

Vaccine protest in China

Chinese official appears to be beaten in protest over vaccine scandal
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Health in China

Over 100 babies and toddlers given expired polio vaccines in China

Case came to light when hospital worker took child to be immunised at local health centre and discovered oral vaccine was nearly a month out of date.

Health in China

After children exposed to fake vaccines, China responds with tough new law

Draft legislation will impose toughest regulatory system to date, head of drugs agency says.

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China society

Opinion | China drug makers must pay for suffering

New draft law aimed at plugging gaping loopholes in consumer protection is to be welcomed, with President Xi Jinping referring to the latest case as ‘hideous’

China drug makers must pay for suffering

Chinese vaccine maker to delist for endangering public security

Changsheng Bio-Technology, which was fined US$1.3 billion for falsifying data and selling ineffective vaccines in July, becomes first company to face a possible delisting under revised rules issued by mainland stock exchanges.

China society

Chinese vaccine victims could seek damages under new law

China society

Disgraced rabies vaccine maker to pay victims up to US$90,000 each

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China’s second-largest vaccine producer has been told it must set up a compensation fund for potential victims of its dubious vaccines. Photo: AFP
Health in China

Rabies vaccine maker fined US$1.3 billion after safety scandal

Changchun Changsheng Life Sciences was found to have falsified production records in case that triggered public outcry and nationwide crackdown.

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A woman holds an infant as a nurse administers a vaccination in eastern China. Authorities ordered a recall of Changchun Changsheng Life Sciences products after it was found falsifying records. Photo: Chinatopix via AP
Hong Kong property

China’s vaccination vacationers poised to hand Hong Kong a bonanza

China economy

Top officials sacked over China’s vaccine scandal

Vaccine scandal: number of substandard doses doubles to 500,000

Chinese drug manufacturer Changsheng Bio-tech produced nearly 500,000 substandard vaccines for babies, roughly double an initial estimate, state media said. Photo: EPA-EFE
China society

Vaccine scandals like the one in China have led to safer treatment

Officials from China’s food and drug administration carry out checks at a vaccines production facility. Photo: AFP
China society

How Beijing’s compensation system fails the families of vaccine injury victims

China society

The moral decay of China is greatly exaggerated

While the bout of Chinese soul-searching in the wake of the recent vaccine scandal is understandable, social science research actually shows a China with a healthy respect for modern cosmopolitan values.

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