Officials punished for poor vaccine oversight

Eleven officials in Hubei province were punished for their failure to supervise in a case involving defective vaccines produced in Wuhan, Hubei Daily reported on Friday.

Five officials, including Ai Lidang, deputy director of Wuhan's food and drug administration, were removed from their posts.

Deng Xiaochuan, deputy director of the Hubei Food and Drug Administration, was given a warning and a demerit.