The Central Social Insurance Medical Council, a key Japanese reimbursement policy panel better known as Chuikyo, approved an outline of…
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Japan Cancels Purchase of 40 Million AstraZeneca Shots: Official
The Japanese government has canceled an order of 40 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from AstraZeneca, which constitute one-third of what it agreed to purchase in its supply pact inked in 2020, a health ministry official revealed on April 11. Yasuyuki…
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