Chinese Vaccine Maker Began Falsifying Data In 2014, State Media Reports

Reuters: Scandal-hit Chinese vaccine maker Changsheng started falsifying records in 2014: Xinhua
“Changsheng Bio-technology Co. Ltd., a vaccine maker at the center of a safety scandal in China, began falsifying production records for its rabies vaccine in April 2014, state news agency Xinhua reported on Tuesday. … China launched sweeping spot checks at vaccine makers around the country last month in a bid to rein in public outrage after Changsheng was found to have falsified data for the rabies vaccine and manufactured an ineffective vaccine for Chinese babies” (Goh, 8/7).

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