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Japan to Buy 10 Million More Doses of Pfizer/Moderna COVID Jabs
The Japanese government said on October 19 that it has agreed with Pfizer and Moderna to additionally purchase a total of 10 million doses of their monovalent COVID-19 vaccines tailored to the Omicron XBB.1.5 strain. The 10 million doses are…
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