Criminal Rings in China Made Fake COVID-19 Vaccines, Some Sent to Foreign Countries

A medical worker shows a syringe with a vaccine at a healthcare center in Yantai city, northern China's Shandong Province, China, on Jan. 5, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images

Chinese authorities recently announced a crackdown on criminal rings involved in making fake COVID-19 vaccines, and revealed that some of the products were distributed to other countries.

Arrested suspects were accused of gaining illicit profits totaling around 18 million yuan (about $2.78 million).