In China, Consumer Confidence in Domestic Vaccines Remains Low as Parents Look Elsewhere for Safe Vaccines

In China, Consumer Confidence in Domestic Vaccines Remains Low as Parents Look Elsewhere for Safe Vaccines
A nurse looks for vaccines at a private clinic that performs vaccinations in Hong Kong on July 24, 2018. Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
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In China, consumer confidence in domestically produced vaccines shows no sign of rebounding, after another incident involving possibly faulty vaccines came to light before being quickly rebuffed by local authorities as a false alarm.

On Aug. 3, an online article titled “The Vicious Vaccine! Many Children Inoculated with Expired Vaccines in Shangluo, Shaanxi. And the Number Is Increasing” began circulating on Chinese social media.

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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