Japan to Approve Moderna and AZ Vaccines... Official Approval Tomorrow
[Asia Economy Reporter Joselgina] Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has decided to approve the COVID-19 vaccines from the US Moderna and the UK AstraZeneca (AZ).
According to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun on the 20th, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare held a Pharmaceutical and Food Sanitation Council meeting on the same day and made this decision. Health Minister Tamura Norihisa is scheduled to officially approve these two vaccines around the 21st.
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Accordingly, the number of vaccines approved in Japan will increase to three, including the Pfizer product. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported that the Moderna vaccine will be used in large-scale vaccinations in Tokyo and Osaka starting on the 24th.
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