Chinese authorities have ordered the arrest of 125 people on suspicion of complicity in the infamous vaccine scandal, China's top investigative agency Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Friday.

Among these 125 people, two have already been convicted by court.        

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Another 37 people suspected to be involved in the scandal have already been put under investigation for charges of bribery and abuse of power.    

The vaccine scandal broke out in March after a mother and daughter (both doctors) were arrested in Shandong Province. The two were later identified as the main ring leaders of the entire scandal.  

This has been described by many as one of the biggest vaccine scandals in China's history.

Vaccines sold by the suspects were highly compromised due to improper storage in cold condition. Although no death or serious injuries were reported due to these inferior vaccines, experts claim they have the potential to cause severe disability to patients.

Interestingly, the mother (part of the mother-daughter duo) was convicted on similar charges by a local court in 2009. However, she was later released and since then has been profiting from selling illegal vaccine.

Scores of Chinese people took to social media after the scandal was reported. Many questioned the lethargic Chinese regulations that allowed this scandal to thrive for such a long time.

Following the nationwide outrage, the Chinese government issued a revised regulation for nationwide sale of vaccines in April.

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