Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Rotavirus Vaccines Added to Public Vaccination Programs from Oct. 1, 2020: MHLW Panel
A health ministry panel on September 26 decided to include rotavirus vaccines in Japan’s public immunization programs starting on October 1 next year covering babies to be born on and after August 1, 2020. The decision was made at a…
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