National / Science & Health Dec 15, 2020
This year, there were only three to 32 flu cases each week in September and October, or 0.1% to 1% of the levels seen a year earlier.
Business / Corporate Oct 22, 2020
Fujifilm works with Shanghai firm to get Avigan approved in China
Fujifilm Holdings Corp. said on Thursday it has partnered with Shanghai-based Carelink Pharmaceutical Co. to seek approval in China for Avigan to treat COVID-19 and influenza. Carelink will use Fujifilm's data on Avigan's treatment of novel coronavirus infections and influenza to seek imported drug approval ...
National / Science & Health Sep 21, 2020
Number of influenza patients in Japan remains at unusually low level
According to the health ministry, only seven influenza cases were reported in the two weeks to Sept. 13.
National / Science & Health Sep 19, 2020
Japan's new health minister wants to beef up COVID-19 testing
The government is asking private companies to redouble efforts so that about 200,000 coronavirus tests can be conducted daily, Norihisa Tamura said.
National / Science & Health Aug 26, 2020
Older people and young children in Japan to get flu shot priority
The flu vaccine supply for this winter is expected to cover some 63 million people, according to the health ministry.
National Aug 24, 2020
Japan to prioritize flu vaccines for older people and those at risk due to health
More are expected to seek the shots as it is difficult to distinguish between symptoms of influenza and COVID-19.
World Apr 22, 2020
U.S. CDC chief warns second, worse COVID-19 wave could arrive with flu season
A second wave of the coronavirus is expected to hit the United States next winter and could strike much harder than the first because it would likely arrive at the start of influenza season, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
National / Science & Health Apr 7, 2020
Japan to offer anti-flu Avigan drug to 20 virus-hit nations for free
Japan plans to provide the anti-flu drug Avigan for free to 20 countries hoping to use it to treat coronavirus patients, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday. The 20 countries receiving the drug, which is currently undergoing clinical tests, include Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Indonesia, ...
National / Science & Health Apr 5, 2020
Japan to boost Avigan drug stockpile as part of coronavirus stimulus
Japan is considering increasing the stockpile of Fujifilm Holding Corp.'s Avigan anti-flu drug during this fiscal year so it can be used to treat 2 million people.
National / Science & Health Feb 22, 2020
Japan might approve anti-flu drug Avigan to treat coronavirus patients
Japan is considering using Avigan, an influenza medication developed by a unit of Fujifilm Holdings Corp., to treat patients of the novel coronavirus, health minister Katsunobu Kato says.
National Feb 21, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak seen bringing quick end to flu season in Japan
The flu season appears to be waning significantly faster than last year thanks to public fear of the deadly new coronavirus, government data shows. In the week ended Feb. 9, reported influenza cases plunged by over 60 percent to 44,737, compared with 129,989 the same ...