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Head of Israel's Biological Institute, Professor Shmuel Shapira, reveals that midway through vaccine development

The head of Israel's Biological Institute, Professor Shmuel Shapira, reveals that midway through vaccine development, its office was requested by the government of then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to suspend development of a locally developed vaccine.

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HealthHead of Israel's Biological Institute, Professor Shmuel Shapira, reveals that midway through vaccine development

The head of Israel's Biological Institute, Professor Shmuel Shapira, reveals that midway through vaccine development, its office was requested by the government of then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to suspend development of a locally developed vaccine.

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