President Obama's Declaration Of National Emergency Triggers H1N1 Jitters Halfway Around The World In Korea
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
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SEOUL - As government leaders mull whether to temporarily close down all schools across South Korea, and amid jitters caused by the declaration of a national emergency in the U.S. by President Barack Obama, the Korea Food & Drug Administration has given the green light to Korean biotech outfit Green Cross to use its new vaccine in the country's inoculation drive against A/H1N1
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