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Japan to Revise PMD Law to Create Emergency Approval System, Final Paper Due Out by Year-End
The Japanese government is now set to create an emergency approval system based on “presumed efficacy,” with a health ministry panel giving the thumbs-up on December 22 to a paper paving the way for a legal amendment to this effect.…
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