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Takeda Submits Positive Japan Data for Approval-Pending Moderna Vaccine
Takeda Pharmaceutical said on May 10 that it has submitted positive interim results from its PI/II immunogenicity and safety study being conducted in Japan for US partner Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, which was filed for Japanese approval in early March. The…
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