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Nuvaxovid Gets Label Update to Allow Primary Inoculations in Ages 12 and Older
The minimum age of people eligible to receive the two primary doses of Novavax/Takeda Pharmaceutical’s COVID-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid in Japan was lowered to 12 from 18 after a label revision to this effect was endorsed by a key health ministry…
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