China’s tougher vaccine rules ‘welcome’, complex to implement: WHO

China’s proposals to impose tougher rules over its vaccine market will help stamp out illegal behavior and strengthen oversight, but will be “complex” to implement, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement on Friday. The State Council, China’s cabinet, said on Wednesday it would tighten supervision of vaccine distribution, with better record keeping for the production, storing and transport of vaccines and tougher punishments for lawbreakers. The move comes in the wake of a case involving millions of illegal trades of vaccines through a black market drugs ring, which ignited public ire and underscored regulatory weaknesses in the world’s second largest pharmaceuticals market.
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