JAPAN’S DAIICHII BIOTECH STARTS MANUFCATURING ASTRAZENECA’S COVID-19 VACCINE

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• Japan’s Daiichi Biotech starts manufacturing AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.
• The Japanese drugmaker has begun manufacturing the vaccine based on an outsourcing agreement.
• The vaccine will be supplied after gai...

JAPAN FALLS SHORT OF SPECIAL SYRINGES FOR PFIZER’S COVID-19 VACCINE

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• Japan falls short of special syringes for Pfizer’s COVID1-9 vaccine.
• The country will be unable to inoculate its people with Pfizer’s vaccine as planned.
• Japan is likely to revise the number of doses from Pfiz...

S. KOREA TO BEGIN COVID-19 VACCINATIONS FOR FRONT-LINE MEDICAL WORKERS FROM FEB.

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• S. Korea to begin COVID-19 vaccinations for front-line medical workers from Feb.
• The vaccination program is free of cost and the first round of vaccines is from AstraZeneca Plc.
• Around 50,000 medical workers will receive ...

JAPAN GOVT. TO SECURE 20,000 FREEZERS FOR HOSPITAL STORAGE OF COVID-19 VACCINES

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• Japan govt. to secure 20,000 freezers for hospital storage of COVID-19 vaccines.
• The govt. will sign contracts with four freezer makers.
• Japan govt. has secured 310 million vaccine doses from Pfizer Inc., Moderna Inc., an...

JAPAN PRIME MINISTER PLEDGES TO SECURE COVID-19 VACCINES FOR THE ENTIRE POPULATION

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• Japan Prime Minister pledges to secure COVID-19 vaccines for the entire population.
• Suga has mentioned continuing negotiations with firms both in Japan and abroad to secure vaccines.
• U.S drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has reported...

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD & ASTRAZENECA PLC COLLABORATED COVID-19 VACCINE IN 3RD STAGE OF SUCCESSFUL HUMAN TRIAL

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• The first two stages of the vaccine have been successful 
• The UK is one of the many countries desperately trying to develop a stable vaccine against covid19. 

Seven months on with the coronavirus pandemic, it remains a nui...