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Japan to Grant Total of 90 Billion Yen to 6 Firms for COVID-19 Vaccine Production
Japan’s Ministry of Heath, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) said on August 7 that it will award a total of roughly 90 billion yen to six drug makers to help fund them to quickly build up manufacturing capacities for the domestic…
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