世界卫生组织关于中国狂犬病疫苗事件的媒体声明

　

　　世界卫生组织(世卫组织)完全支持中国国家药品监督管理局(中国国家药监局)扣留问题批次狂犬病疫苗、使其不能进入市场的行动。

　　国家药监局在对位于中国吉林省的疫苗生产厂家——长春长生生物科技股份有限公司的生产场地进行飞行检查时，查出该公司在涉事批次狂犬病疫苗生产过程中存在记录造假的问题。政府已经扣留了所有涉事疫苗，避免给患者使用问题疫苗，并停止了该公司的疫苗生产。世卫组织正在等待进一步的调查结果，并随时准备向中国国家卫生主管部门提供支持。

　　WHO STATEMENT ON RABIES VACCINE INCIDENT IN CHINA

　　The World Health Organization (WHO) fully supports China’s National Drug Administration’s (NDA’s) actions to withhold the problematic batches of rabies vaccine and ensure they are not placed on the market。

　　During an unannounced inspection at the manufacturing site of Changchun Changsheng Life Sciences Ltd., a vaccine manufacturer in China’s northeastern Jilin province, the NDA discovered problems of data integrity in the production of the batches of rabies vaccine. Authorities have withheld all vaccines involved, to prevent their reaching patients, and suspended production at the company. WHO awaits the results of further investigations and stands ready to provide support to national health authorities。

　　“Regulatory oversight of vaccines is critically important. It is the government's primary method of ensuring that the vaccines produced and used in China are safe, of good quality and effective,” said Gauden Galea, WHO Representative for China. “This incident shows that when regulatory oversight works well, potential risks can be averted。”

　　Good manufacturing and regulatory practices are designed to prevent problems in the process of ensuring quality vaccines. But when problems are found, the regulator must take action. WHO commends the quick and transparent actions taken by China NDA to suspend production at the company and investigate these incidents。

　　WHO assessed the national regulatory authorities in 2010 and 2014, and found that they met WHO criteria as a functional regulator for vaccines with a clear commitment to continual improvement. WHO welcomes the fact that China's NDA continues to work with WHO's Regulatory Systems Strengthening program, as it has been doing for nearly 20 years. While the current incident is clearly regrettable, the detection of this event by an unannounced inspection shows that the regulatory authority’s system of checks and balances to protect population health is working。

　　WHO reiterates that quality-assured vaccines are critical for disease prevention and urges countries to continue using this cost-effective public health intervention. The Expanded Program on Immunization in China has brought results. It has made China free from polio and significantly reduced vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, mumps, rubella, and hepatitis A and B among children. To that end, WHO is also supporting vaccine manufacturers in China to ensure that they comply with international standards and meet WHO Prequalification expectations。