China has found that a hepatitis B vaccine produced by a Shenzhen biotechnology company didn't cause the deaths of nine babies who received injections, the national food and drug agency said.
The vaccine for the liver disease made by Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co. was not responsible for the deaths, the China Food and Drug Administration said on a statement on its website.
At least a dozen newborn babies have died nationwide after receiving hepatitis B shots, fueling concern about the safety of vaccines in China, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday. The Chinese government has been investigating links between the deaths and hepatitis B vaccines that were given as part of a national campaign to immunize against the liver condition.