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Moderna Launches LP.8.1-Adapted Spikevax for Ages 6 Months to 11 Years
Moderna Japan said on October 14 that it has launched its Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine adapted to the LP.8.1 lineage of the Omicron JN.1 variant for children aged six months to 11 years. The pediatric formulation, officially named Spikevax Intramuscular Injection…
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