Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Minimum Age for Moderna Boosters Lowered to 12 Years Old in Japan
Moderna Japan said on December 12 that it has revised the label for its COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax to lower the minimum eligible age for booster use from 18 to 12.Subject to the change is all three forms of Spikevax -…
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