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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SCARDA Now Up and Running: Will It Lead to a Recovery in Japan’s Ability to Develop Vaccines?
The Strategic Center of Biomedical Advanced Vaccine Research and Development for Preparedness and Response (SCARDA) was established as Japan’s vaccine R&D control tower within the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) on March 22. To prepare for infectious…
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