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Japan to Add Age 12-17 for Moderna Boosters in Free Emergency Program
A Japanese health ministry panel on December 13 approved a plan to include residents aged 12-17 to the scope of people eligible to receive Moderna’s COVID-19 booster vaccines under the government’s free emergency inoculation program. The Health Sciences Council’s (HSC)…
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