Chinese Official Praises Quality of Country’s Vaccines, Despite Multiple Health Scandals

Chinese Official Praises Quality of Country’s Vaccines, Despite Multiple Health Scandals
A child receives a vaccination shot at a hospital in Yunyang County in Chongqing City on Aug. 15, 2018. STR/AFP/Getty Images
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A top Chinese health official has touted Chinese-made vaccines as “one of the best in the world,” in response to concerns over a slew of vaccine scandals that have rocked the country in recent years.
Gao Fu, director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, when asked by reporters about vaccine safety in the country, said the problem wasn’t exclusive to China.