Tariffs have been a defining feature of US trade policy under President Donald Trump’s second administration. Since Trump unveiled his “reciprocal” tariff policy in April 2025, the landscape has shifted repeatedly.In February 2026, the US Supreme Court invalidated tariffs imposed…
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Novavax COVID Vaccine to Be Adapted to JN.1 Strain: Takeda
Takeda Pharmaceutical said on June 6 that a two-dose vial version of its COVID-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid, licensed by Novavax, will be supplied as a shot adapted to the JN.1 strain of the novel coronavirus in Japan. Takeda filed the two-dose…
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