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MSD Applies for 9-Valent HPV Vaccine
MSD K.K. announced on July 28 that it submitted a marketing authorization application in Japan for a recombinant nine-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, an upgraded version of the company’s quadrivalent Gardasil, on July 3.The nine-valent vaccine adds HPV types 31,…
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