Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on September 13 granted approval for Meiji Seika Pharma’s COVID-19 vaccine Kostaive adapted to the JN.1 Omicron strain.The ministry has already approved four JN.1-tailored vaccines respectively by Pfizer, Moderna, Daiichi Sankyo, and Takeda…
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