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Henry Waxman: “It has been 10 months since we saw the tragic fungal meningitis outbreak caused by the New England Compounding Center in…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2013
It has been 10 months since we saw the tragic fungal meningitis outbreak caused by the New England Compounding Center in Massachusetts. More than 60 people have died, over 740 people were sickened, and more than 13,000 others in 20 States are still waiting to see whether they will get meningitis.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman highlights the severity of the fungal meningitis outbreak linked to compounding pharmacies.

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