According to an announcement by the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Thursday, 125 people have been arrested for their involvement in the recent vaccine scandal, and 37 people are being investigated for crimes involving abuses of their official power.

The arrest of so many suspects across the country testifies to the significant and complicated nature of the vaccine scandal, which has caused grave public concerns over the safety of the country's vaccines.

The scandal exposed the long black "interest chain" in the production and sales of Type-II vaccines and revealed serious supervision loopholes in their distribution.