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Japan Approves Meiji’s COVID Vaccine, Daiichi Sankyo’s XBB-Tailored Jab

November 28, 2023

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The Japanese government on November 28 granted approval to Meiji Seika Pharma’s COVID-19 vaccine Kostaive and an updated version of Daiichi Sankyo’s jab Daichirona targeting the XBB Omicron subvariant of the novel coronavirus. Both are mRNA vaccines. Previously known as…

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