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Japan Approves Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccines
The Japanese government officially approved two COVID-19 vaccines developed by Moderna and AstraZeneca on May 21 as it scrambles to catch up with other major countries and hasten its lagging inoculation campaign before the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Moderna’s “COVID-19…
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