The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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Pfizer, Moderna File Updated COVID-19 Vaccines in Japan
Pfizer and Moderna have filed applications seeking Japanese regulatory approval for updated monovalent versions of their respective COVID-19 vaccines, both targeting the XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant, the companies said on July 7. For Pfizer, the updated jab, developed jointly with BioNTech,…
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