Chinese parents call for more action from the government to deliver justice for their children who they claim had experienced negative effects of the improperly stored and expired vaccines distributed illegally in the country.
According to the South China Morning Post, almost 70 protesters which included both parents and children marched in front of the National Health and Family Planning Commission in Beijing while carrying slogans that call for "justice and awareness for their children's plight."
Amid the rally, some parents have also filed lawsuits supporting their cause, Liu Lixin, one of the parent activists, told Radio Free Asia.
"Everybody gathered outside the National Health and Family Planning Commission today, and then we all marched to their complaints department in the Xizhimen District," he told the outlet
The indictments filed by the parents stated that the illegal vaccine scam resulted in "varying degrees of harm and disability" for their children, citing some cases where some of the immunized kids had "lost the ability to live independently."
Liu also declared that their group is taking steps for legislators to pass a law that would govern the purchase, handling and distribution of vaccines all over China.
"We are calling for a vaccines law, because there is no legislation covering vaccinations right now, and families who have been victims of this disaster have no judicial redress," Liu said.
According to the lawsuit, the parents had called on several government officials and offices to address the issue but only got sympathy and no action.
Lack of judiciary action on the vaccine scam aside, Liu said that they were happy about how the court handled their lawsuits.
"It went extremely smoothly, and everyone was very sympathetic and cooperative, and all of the lawsuits were filed. The judge also gave us a further 15 days to pull together all of the evidence against the National Health and Family Planning Commission," Liu said.