Japan formally approves first vaccine – McIvor Times

Japan has formally approved its first COVID-19 vaccine and said it would start nationwide inoculations within days.Japan’s health ministry said on Sunday it had approved the vaccine co-developed and supplied by Pfizer Inc.
The announcement comes after a government panel on Friday confirmed that final results of clinical testing done in Japan showed that the vaccine had an efficacy similar to what overseas tests showed.
Many countries began vaccinating their citizens late last year, and Pfizer’s…

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