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DR. SCHEELE: No, there is no indication that they hid M
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it. They considered these probably normal production problems o
of a complex vaccine of this sort and submitted to us the I
ones for clearance that they thought were proper lots of E
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QUESTION: If you had had all the information that would c
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show they didn't meet the consistency standards. o
DR. SHANNON: That is right. I think if we had had
all the information, we would have had the round of cono
ferences some time ago instead of having it the last three
weeks.
MR. DEUTSCH: Can I ask two very short questions that
require only a yes-or-no answer. One of them has already
been answered indirectly by Dr. 3ebrell, but I would like
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an affirmative statement. It has been mildly charged that 1 o
the Francis report was completed quite a time before April 12
but was held up for release on April 12 for political purposes.
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Now, was that report completed or not before the time it was
released.
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DR. SCHEELE: I think the only thing we can say about 0
it would be what Dr. Sebrell's impression was when he was:

there severa7 days before April 12. Beyond that, you would2
have to get Dr. Franc is.
M R. DEUTSCH: The answer is no?
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