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Japan to Add High-Dose Flu Vaccine to NIP for Adults Aged 75 and Over
A Japanese health ministry panel has formally endorsed adding a high-dose influenza vaccine, Sanofi’s Efluelda, to the national immunization program (NIP), with eligibility set at adults aged 75 and older. At a November 19 meeting of the Health Sciences Council’s…
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