Japan panel approves Moderna, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

Japan panel approves Moderna, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

Japanese health minister Norihisa Tamura meets the press in Tokyo on May 20, 2021, after a health ministry panel approved COVID-19 vaccines developed by Moderna Inc. and AstraZeneca Plc.

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