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Novavax Vaccine Officially Added to Japan’s Free COVID-19 Inoculation Program
Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid is now officially covered under Japan’s emergency inoculation program, which offers free coronavirus vaccinations to eligible people, opening the way for the government to start its administration. According to Takeda Pharmaceutical, Novavax’s local partner, which won…
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