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Tainted Moderna Jabs Run Afoul of PMD Law: Minister
The distribution of contaminated Moderna COVID-19 vaccines constitutes a violation of the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (PMD) Law, Health Minister Norihisa Tamura said on September 15. “As to the vaccines in which the contamination was found this time, we could…
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