Tainted milk powder in China caught the world’s attention when it was exposed in 2008, and stories quickly emerged of Chinese shoppers hitting supermarkets around the world trying to secure the safety of their children. Now in China, there is a specter of an even greater danger for infants: tainted vaccinations.
Police in Shandong, eastern China, recently arrested Ms. Pang, a pharmacist, and her daughter, accusing them of running a vast ring of out-of-date vaccinations. The bad vaccines were circulated in over 20 provinces, with proceeds of over 570 million yuan (about 86.6 million) involved, according to the state mouthpiece Xinhua. Police found in Ms. Pang’s warehouse vaccines left out in the open air, without any refrigeration—both necessary for safe vaccine storage.
