REGULATORY

Japan Panel Agrees to Vaccinate Children under Free COVID-19 Inoculation Program

January 27, 2022

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A Japanese health ministry panel on January 26 agreed to incorporate COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged five through 11 into the emergency inoculation program in Japan, which will make this population newly eligible for free inoculations against the disease. The…

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