Meiji Seika Pharma aims to roll out its self-amplifying “replicon” mRNA vaccine Kostaive for COVID-19 in the autumn and winter season of 2024 after seeking the nod for an updated version tailored to strains circulating next year, President Daikichiro Kobayashi…
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