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1] Of cancer medicines launched globally between 2011 and 2019, more than 96% are available to US patients while only 65% are available in other developed nations such as Australia, Japan and the UK. 1] “Europe negotiates a poor vaccine rollout”; Forbes, April 2021 2 IQVIA Analytics, FDA, EMA, PMDA, and TGA data. 5 * [link]
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