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| Canada will protect swine flu vaccine maker from lawsuits |
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| Science and Technology - Pharmaceutical |
| Written by idoxlr8 |
| Thursday, 01 October 2009 16:17 |
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Theresa Boyle The Toronto Star Dr. David Butler-Jones told a media teleconference Wednesday that Canada will shield GalxoSmithKline in the unlikely event there are problems with the vaccine, but it will not shield health practitioners who make mistakes in administering the shot. “We’re not obviously anticipating problems with it, but indemnification for a vaccine is important if someone does malpractice, basically injects someone the wrong way or causes harm because of their practice,” he said. Read entire article Add your comment        
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