Viral post inflames public anger in China vaccine scandal

A box of vials containing the rabies vaccine manufactured by the vaccine maker Changsheng Biotechnology, is seen next to a sealed package of the same vaccines to be recalled at a local disease prevention and control centre in Huangshan, Anhui province, China July 23, 2018. Picture taken July 23, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA.

BEIJING: China’s newest product safety scare burst onto the public consciousness when an obscure essay alleging corruption in the pharmaceutical industry become an Internet sensation, exposing widespread anger and distrust after a string of scandals. 

The furore over alleged shady dealings by a major vaccine producer has shattered already fragile trust in regulators and illustrated the rising frustrations of China’s increasingly sophisticated consumers.