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MHLW Panel OKs List of “High-Priority” Vaccines, including Norovirus Jabs

March 14, 2025
A Japanese health ministry panel on March 13 approved a list of “vaccines of high development priority” deemed highly necessary for public health that should be developed on a priority basis and eventually incorporated into the national immunization program (NIP).…

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