Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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MHLW Flu Panel Approves Plan to Switch to H7N9 Strain for Pre-Pandemic Flu Vaccine
A health minister panel approved on May 23 a plan to stockpile the H7N9 strain (Guangdong strain) instead of the existing H5N1 strain (Qinghai strain) as a pre-pandemic vaccine. The plan was approved at a meeting of a committee on…
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