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Moderna’s Omicron XBB.1.5 Vaccine Snags Japan Approval
The Japanese government on September 12 approved Moderna’s updated monovalent COVID-19 vaccine directed at the Omicron XBB.1.5 strain, following its nod granted for Pfizer’s jabs early this month. The new version of the Moderna shot, Spikevax, gained clearance under the…
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