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Tougher Rules Address Concerns Over Vaccine Safety

Following revelations of a scandal involving the distribution of $88 million worth of improperly refrigerated vaccines sold in 24 regions and provinces since 2010, authorities have announced that 357 officials have been implicated. Since the scandal was made public, parents have protested the lack of effective government oversight over vaccinations, many of which are mandated. In Beijing, close to 70 parents protested at the National Health and Family Planning Commission.