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Published 11/04/2009 by Yahoo! Canada

Big Pharma Again Taking Shot At Vaccines

The news lately has been all about H1N1. Serious as the swine flu pandemic is, the vaccine is pretty ordinary from a scientific point 15f view.

The trick is making enough of it fast enough and getting it delivered where it needs to be in sufficient amounts. Beyond...

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