By: Clifford Coonan 08 November 2010 Improper storage of medicine has been linked to several child deaths, writes CLIFFORD COONAN in Beijing LU WEIWEI realised that something was wrong with his 17-month-old daughter Jiarun when she kept crying after getting a routine encephalitis jab last December. He now believes his little girl was one of scores […]
Parents Pay for Vaccination Certificates Instead of Vaccines
By: Lin Li and Zhao Ziyun, Sound of Hope Radio Network 29 September 2010 One hundred million Chinese children were required to get a mandatory measles vaccination before Sept. 20. Many parents worried about the authenticity of the vaccine. Their way out: pay a premium to buy a bogus vaccination certificate without their children actually […]
China mass measles vaccination plan sparks outcry
By: Gillian Wong (AP) 13 September 2010 BEIJING — China’s plans to vaccinate 100 million children and come a step closer to eradicating measles has set off a popular outcry that highlights widening public distrust of the authoritarian government after repeated health scandals. Since the Health Ministry announced the World Health Organization-backed measles vaccination plan […]