Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Bill to Amend Immunization Act Submitted to Diet
Japan’s Cabinet on October 27 adopted and submitted to the Diet a draft bill to amend the Immunization Act that would effectively allow the government to shoulder liability risks for health damages that might be caused by coronavirus vaccines. “We’d…
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