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Japan Approves Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Booster Use
Japan’s health ministry on November 11 granted special emergency approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty for its use as a booster shot, or the third dose of coronavirus inoculation, covering individuals aged 18 and older. The approval of Comirnaty’s booster…
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