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Japan to Begin BA.1-Based Omicron Booster Program as Early as October
The Japanese government will launch a booster campaign with Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccines as early as October, with jabs adapted to the BA.1 subvariant to be introduced for residents who have at least received two doses of primary inoculations. The Health…
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