According to the Interdisciplinary Investigation Team on the Vaccine Scandal, 202 people have been arrested so far, and criminal cases have been filed against 192 cases.

Chinese authorities said on April 13 that they had arrested more than 200 people in connection with a large-scale vaccine smuggling ring. The case is causing a wave of outrage across the country.

According to the Interdisciplinary Investigation Team on the Vaccine Scandal, 202 people have been arrested so far, and criminal cases have been filed against 192 cases.

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Authorities have inspected 45 pharmaceutical businesses and examined the responsibilities of dozens of related vaccination units.

China's State Council has also fired and demoted 357 officials involved in the smuggling of substandard vaccines.

The fake vaccine scandal first came to light in April 2015 after authorities arrested a mother and daughter in Shandong province on charges of illegally trafficking dozens of expired or substandard vaccines worth 570 million yuan ($88 million) since 2010.

Counterfeit vaccines include polio, hepatitis B, rabies, and flu vaccines for children and adults./.

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