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Industry to Politicians: Start Vaccine Discussions before Approval to Eliminate Lag Time
The pharmaceutical industry on October 18 called on lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to start discussions on the inclusion of vaccines in the national immunization program before their approval in order to eliminate the current lag time…
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