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MHLW Likely to Secure Largest Volume of Flu Vaccines since Quadrivalent Switch: Kato
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) expects to secure the largest volume of flu vaccine supplies towards this winter since it switched from trivalent to quadrivalent vaccines in 2015, Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said on August 25. The…
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