Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Up to 580,000 Doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID Vaccine to Be Distributed in Tokyo
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) said on August 3 that AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine Vaxzevria will be delivered to prefectures subject to the state of emergency declaration, including Tokyo, starting August 16. The ministry will also deliver the…
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