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KM Biologics’s Smallpox Vaccine Up for Review for Monkeypox Use
A key health ministry advisory committee will discuss whether to add a monkeypox indication to KM Biologics’s freeze-dried smallpox vaccine LC16 “KMB” at its meeting on July 29. The WHO has declared the monkeypox outbreak to be a global health…
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