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Avigan Secured for COVID-19 to Be Stockpiled for Pandemic Flu: Health Minister
The doses of Fujifilm’s antiviral Avigan (favipiravir) purchased by the Japanese government as part of its COVID-19 response will be directed towards a stockpile for a pandemic flu in the foreseeable future, Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said at a press…
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