Meiji Seika Pharma on September 30 launched its self-amplifying mRNA COVID-19 vaccine Kostaive in Japan, which will be used under the government’s inoculation program for the 2024/2025 fall-winter season. A JN.1-targeted version of Kostaive that hit the market was approved…
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