Mother, daughter arrested for sale of problematic vaccines

Police in east China have arrested a mother and her daughter for illegal vaccine sales worth more than 570 million yuan (88 million U.S. dollars), in 18 provinces.

Since 2011, the suspects have purchased 25 types of vaccines from more than 100 pharmaceutical salesmen, both licensed and unlicensed, and sold them to illegal agents or even local disease control and prevention centers at high prices, according to Jinan Public Security Bureau in Shandong Province.

Though produced by qualified manufacturers, the quality of the vaccines was questionable as they were not transported in approved conditions. Such vaccines have potential side-effects and can even cause disability or death.

The case has been transferred to the procurators. Endi