Green Space
05.04.16
Vaccine Scandal Rocks China
China was rocked last month by another public health scandal, after Chinese police announced the discovery of a criminal organization selling millions of improperly stored vaccines in 24 provinces and municipalities. The affected vaccines have a...
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04.21.16China Has Begun Cracking Down on Parents Protesting Substandard Vaccines
Time
Hundreds were allegedly detained for intending to join a demonstration in Beijing on Tuesday.
Depth of Field
04.03.16
Meet ‘Depth of Field’: The Month’s Best Chinese Photojournalism
from Yuanjin Photo
Welcome to ChinaFile’s inaugural “Depth of Field” column. In collaboration with Yuanjin Photo, an independent photo blog published by photographers Yan Cong and Ye Ming on the Chinese social media platform WeChat, we will highlight new and...
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03.25.16China Vaccine Probe Nets 130 Arrests as Public Anger Builds
Time
Some 20,000 doses of tainted inoculations have also been seized by authorities.
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03.21.16China Says It Found Ring Said to Sell Improperly Stored Vaccines
New York Times
The police had uncovered a criminal ring suspected of selling improperly stored vaccines beginning in 2010.
Media
03.20.15
China Has Its Own Anti-Vaxxers—Blame the Internet
While health officials in the United States and parts of Europe wrestle with a growing anti-vaccination, or “anti-vaxxer” movement, China is dealing with a less organized but similarly serious fear of immunizations. Social media reveals traces of...