CLINICAL TRIALS OF A COVID-19 VACCINE HAVE STARTED IN JAPAN; PRODUCT OF ASTRAZENECA

Highlights –

• Clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine have started in Japan; product of AstraZeneca.
• AstraZeneca plans to supply vaccines to Japan starting next year.
• The name of the vaccine candidate is AZD1222, developed with the University of Oxford.
• Japan will receive around 120 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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