Swiss drugmaker Novartis has begun injecting its swine flu vaccine into people in the company's first human tests, a spokesman said Wednesday.
Drugmaker Starts Testing Swine Flu Vaccine On Humans
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Wed, 08/05/2009 - 6:25am
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