Seeking to codify higher standards for the production, transportation, and storage of vaccines, Chinese authorities in January drafted a draft Vaccine Administration Law that would tighten restrictions on vaccines.
Under the draft law, companies, firms or non-profit organizations are subject to government authorization to market a specific vaccine and are prohibited from having others produce vaccines on its behalf.
The law also establishes a national system for inspecting vaccines, and for tracing the production, transportation, storage and use of vaccines, and closely <g class="gr_ gr_30 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace" id="30" data-gr-id="30">regulates</g> how clinical trials are conducted. It expressly prohibits making infants and young children the subjects of clinical trials. Vaccine manufacturers are also required to buy liability insurance.