Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Meiji’s Kostaive Booster Dose Non-Inferior to Pfizer COVID Jab: PIII Data
Meiji Seika Pharma’s self-amplifying mRNA vaccine Kostaive for COVID-19 showed non-inferiority to Pfizer Comirnaty in its efficacy against the original coronavirus strain, as well as its superiority against the Omicron BA.4/5 subvariant, according to the latest data. These data are…
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