Japan plans to revise its definition of “vaccines of high development priority.” The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s (MHLW)…
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Japan Approves Pfizer’s Omicron-Tailored Vaccine for Ages 5-11
Pfizer and BioNTech said on February 28 that they have obtained Japanese regulatory approval for their Omicron-targeted bivalent COVID-19 vaccine for booster use in children ages five to 11 years.The nod was granted in the form of an approval modification…
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