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Takeda Launches Japan PI/II Trial of Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
Takeda Pharmaceutical said on February 24 that it has kicked off a Japan PI/II study of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate (development code: TAK-019), eyeing its supply in Japan in July or soon after. The study is designed to evaluate the…
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