Chinese Regulators, Police Intensify Investigation Of Vaccine Producer For Possible Malfeasance, Cover-up
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Simcere Pharmaceutical has revealed that certain personnel at recently acquired vaccine producer Jiangsu Yanshen are under investigation for possible attempts to cover up lapses in good manufacturing practice standards that led to the release of substandard rabies vaccine doses in 2008.
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