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Japan Panel OKs Booster Shots for All People Who Took 2 Doses
A Japanese health ministry panel on October 28 agreed to give booster shots to all people who have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Whether to allow the mix-and-match of different jabs is subject to further deliberations. Up to the…
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