Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Damage Suit Filed over HPV Vaccines; MSD Says Claims Scientifically Unfounded
Dozens of girls and women suffering from post-vaccination symptoms following human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine shots filed a class-action lawsuit in Japan against the government and two vaccine makers, MSD and GlaxoSmithKline, on July 27, major media outlets reported. A…
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