'Isn't this genocide?'
genocide /'dʒɛnəsaɪd/ n. 种族灭绝 TEM4
vaccine / væk'sin / n. 疫苗 CET6
ringleader /'rɪŋlidɚ / n. 罪魁祸首;元凶
scandal /'skændl / n. 丑闻;流言蜚语 CET4
melamine / 'mɛləmin / n. 三聚氰胺
Chinese citizens have reacted with anger and alarm at news of a massive illegal vaccine operation uncovered in Shandong province.
The illegal vaccine ring was said to have been in operation since 2011.
The ringleaders, who have been arrested, were allegedly a mother and a daughter who purchased the vaccines from licensed and unlicensed sources, and then sold them on to illegal agents or local disease control and prevention centres for high prices, reported Xinhua state news agency.
Public confidence in China's health system and food safety regime has been shaken by a number of scandals in recent years, most notably in 2008 when melamine was found to have been added to milk powder, resulting in six babies dying and 300,000 falling ill.