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Meiji Rolls Out 2-Dose Vial of COVID-19 Vaccine Kostaive
Meiji Seika Pharma on September 26 launched in Japan a two-dose vial of its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine Kostaive, updated for the Omicron sublineage XEC.The new format, containing doses for two people instead of the previous 16, is expected to improve…
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