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The National Committee for the Control of Viral Hepatitis will approve using Sovaldi and Harvoni to cure children with Hepatitis C within two weeks, Chairman Wahid Doss tells Al Mal<\/a>. This follows the US FDA\u2019s recent approval to use the medications to treat children. Doss expects the medication will be used starting from June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The National Committee for the Control of Viral Hepatitis will approve using Sovaldi and Harvoni to cure children with Hepatitis C within two weeks, Chairman Wahid Doss tells Al Mal. This follows the US FDA\u2019s recent approval to use the medications to treat children. 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