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Japan OKs Omicron COVID-19 Vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna
The Japanese health ministry on September 12 approved two Omicron-adapted bivalent mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 developed respectively by Pfizer and Moderna, with an eye towards their rollout this month. The two vaccines - “Comirnaty RTU intramuscular injection (Bivalent: Original/Omicron BA.1)”…
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