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March 25, 2016

More than 130 held in China vaccine scandal: reports
Beijing (AFP) March 24, 2016
More than 130 suspects have been detained in connection with a vaccine scandal in China that has triggered outrage about safety, Chinese media reported Thursday, more than tripling the number held. The case involves the illegal and improper storage, transport and sale of tens of millions of dollars' worth of vaccines - many of them expired - reports say. It is the latest health and safety scandal to emerge in China, where 300,000 children fell ill, six of them dying, in a notorious 2008 case i ... read more

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