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Japan Panel OKs 5 COVID Vaccines for NIP Use from October
A Japanese health ministry panel on September 19 approved the use of five COVID-19 vaccines targeting the JN.1 Omicron strain under the national immunization program (NIP), starting next month. The five jabs are Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine Comirnaty, Moderna’s mRNA vaccine…
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