Japan plans to revise its definition of “vaccines of high development priority.” The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s (MHLW)…
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MSD’s 9-Valent HPV Vaccine Now Available in Japan
MSD’s nine-valent HPV vaccine Silgard 9 finally hit the Japan market on February 24, more than five years after it was filed for regulatory approval in the country and over six years since it won the world’s first green light…
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