16 Infants Die in China After Taking Hepatitis B Vaccine

Vaccines linked to industry monopoly and authorities

A child receives a vaccination shot at a hospital in Huaibei in China's eastern Anhui province on July 26, 2018. - China's drug regulator said it has launched a nationwide inspection of vaccine production as authorities step up the response to a fraud case that has re-ignited public fears over the safety of the country's medicines. (Photo by - / AFP) / China OUT Photo credit should read -/AFP via Getty Images

In China, 16 cases of infant death after vaccination were reported in December; 14 of those fatalities involved the hepatitis B vaccine. China has a free Hep B vaccine program for newborns.

Although the companies and regime agencies involved are promising investigations, it is most likely just for show, according to Chen Taoan, former director of the Information Division of Shanxi’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention.