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Japan Launches Fall COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign
The Japanese government rolled out a new round of fully publicly funded COVID-19 inoculations on September 20, primarily using updated vaccines tailored to the Omicron XBB.1.5 variant. The program will run through the end of March 2024. Eligible for the…
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