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Daiichi Sankyo Wins Japan Approval for MMR Vaccine Mimrit
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on May 11 approved Daiichi Sankyo’s measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine Mimrit, paving the way for the return of MMR vaccination in the country after roughly 30 years. MMR vaccines were included in Japan’s…
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