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Japan Panel Backs Shift to PCV20 for Pneumococcal Vaccination in Elderly
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) is moving toward replacing the currently used 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) with the 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20) for routine immunizations in older adults. A health ministry panel on July 4…
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