Vaccine scandal probes continue, punishments promised

Investigations into substandard vaccines at Changchun Changsheng Bio-tech Co are continuing after the State Council vowed severe punishment would be given to those responsible for the recent scandal.

An investigative team sent by the State Council said on Wednesday that it found the company produced two batches of substandard diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough (DTaP) vaccine - 499,800 doses - according to Xinhua News Agency.

Doses from one batch of 252,600 were all sold in Shandong province. Of those, 247,359 had been used and 5,241 were sealed for safekeeping.