国务院于上周三召开常务会议，通过了《国务院关于修改<疫苗流通和预防接种管理条例>的决定》。
A decision to amend a regulation on the management of vaccine circulation and use has been approved during an executive meeting of the State Council held last Wednesday.
该决定要求，将第二类疫苗比照国家强制免疫规划的第一类疫苗，全部纳入省级疾控机构集中采购。
It required that B-class vaccines should be procured in the same way as their A-class counterparts, which are covered by the national compulsory immunization body, and procured under the organization of provincial-level disease control organs.
该决定提出，将建立从疫苗生产、储存、运输到使用的全程追溯制度，并提高对非法经营、不当储运疫苗行为的罚金。
A system to track the entire process from manufacturing, storage and transportation to use, will also be set up. Fines for those illegally selling or improperly storing and transporting vaccines will be increased.
北京大学公共卫生学院教授周子君表示，该制度之所以重要，是因为它将最大程度地减少可能造成的损害，并允许质量差的产品召回。
Zhou Zijun, a professor from the School of Public Health of Peking University, says the system is important because it minimises possible damage, and allows for the recall of poor quality products.
“在跟踪系统的帮助下，我们可以知道疫苗的储存和运输温度，以及在此过程中的波动情况。一旦有不利事件发生，我们就能获知疫苗的制造商和去向。”
"With the help of the tracking system, we could know the vaccines' storage and transportation temperature, as well as its fluctuation situation during the processes. Once bad effects occur, we would know the vaccines' manufacturers and whereabouts."
此外，对非法销售、储存和运输疫苗的罚款将有所增加，如果不履行监管职责，政府官员也将被迫辞去职务。
Fines for those illegally selling or improperly storing and transporting vaccines will be increased, while government officials will also be required to resign from their jobs if they fail to perform their supervision duties well.
357名涉案官员因非法出售疫苗及储存不当将面临包括撤职或降职的处罚。截至目前为止，共立刑事案件192起，刑事拘留202人
357 officials implicated in cases concerning the illegal sale of improperly stored vaccines will face penalties including losing jobs or demotion. So far 192 criminal cases have been filed nationwide and 202 people detained over the scandal.