BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF

CHINA ASSOCIATION FOR VACCINES

China Association for Vaccines (CAV) is in accordance with the spirit of the "Vaccine Administration Law of the People's Republic of China" and "the opinions of the reform and improve the vaccine management system" (No.70 [2018] issued by the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China), under the leadership and guidance of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China, the State Administration for Market Regulation, the National Medical Products Administration, the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, on the basis of China Pharmaceutical Enterprises Development Promote Association (CPEP), which is formed by enterprises, public institutions, social organizations and individuals in the vaccine and related biological products industry. It is a national, industrial and non-profit first-level national trade association voluntarily, and it has the legal person status of an association.

According to the "Vaccine Administration Law of the People's Republic of China", China Association for Vaccines should strengthen industry self-discipline, establish and improve industry standards, promote the construction of an industry credit system, guide and urge members to carry out production and operation activities in accordance with the law. It should regularly carry out publicity, education, and popularization of vaccine-related safety laws, regulations, and vaccination knowledge through some activities such as the National Child Vaccination Day.

The purpose of the association is to serve the healthy China strategy, adhere to the people-centered development concept, always put people's health in the first place, and promote the development of vaccines and related biological products industry. Actively participate in the safety management of vaccines and biological products, establish and improve industry self-discipline standards, promote the construction of industry integrity system, guide and urge enterprises to carry out production and operation activities in accordance with the law, and promote self-management, self-regulation, self-purification and self-improvement of the whole industry.Strengthen communication and coordination between the industry and the government, expedite the implementation of industrial policies and relevant laws and regulations, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of members, maintain fair competition and market order, actively promote scientific and technological innovation, optimize the allocation of resources, improve the quality of products and services, and promote industrial upgrading.

There are 359 members have joined in CAV, mainly in the research and development, production, distribution of vaccines and biological products, as well as upstream and downstream related services supporting enterprises, running through the whole industry chain of bio-pharmaceutical.