CORONAVIRUS/Health minister responds to claims of Chinese link with Medigen trials
10/26/2022 07:44 PM
Taipei, Oct. 26 (CNA) Health Minister Hsueh Jui-yuan (薛瑞元) said Wednesday the ministry's commissioning of Choice Pharma Taiwan to conduct Phase 2 clinical trials of the locally manufactured Medigen COVID-19 vaccine predated a merger between Choice Pharma's parent company and a Shanghai-based firm, amid controversy over possible Chinese involvement in the trials.
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