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Daiichi Sankyo announced on September 22 that its egg culture-based seasonal influenza vaccine Kitasato Daiichi Sankyo Influenza HA Vaccine and Kitasato Daiichi Sankyo Influenza HA Vaccine Syringe did not meet the company’s quality specification test criteria and that it will…
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