Japan to buy 1.4 mln doses of Daiichi Sankyo COVID vaccine
The purchase is contingent on approval of the shot formulated for the XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant of the virus. An earlier version of the mRNA-based vaccine was approved in August as a booster, becoming Japan's first home-grown shot for the coronavirus. During the pandemic, Japan mainly relied on imports of mRNA-type vaccines developed by U.S. drugmakers Pfizer and Moderna.
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Japan's health ministry said on Friday it agreed to buy 1.4 million doses of Daiichi Sankyo's updated COVID-19 vaccine. The purchase is contingent on approval of the shot formulated for the XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant of the virus.
An earlier version of the mRNA-based vaccine was approved in August as a booster, becoming Japan's first home-grown shot for the coronavirus. During the pandemic, Japan mainly relied on imports of mRNA-type vaccines developed by U.S. drugmakers Pfizer and Moderna.
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