National Jun 11, 2021
Japan weighs approving Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12 to 17
The vaccine would become the second available to adolescents in the country after Pfizer Inc. received approval in late May.
National Jun 7, 2021
Older people in Kyoto and Hyogo now eligible for shots at SDF-run site
With the expansion of areas covered by the Osaka venue, free shuttle buses will run every 30 minutes linking the venue with Shin-Osaka and Tennoji stations.
World May 26, 2021
Moderna shot effective in teens, opening path for clearances
The company said its vaccine was between 93% and 100% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in a study of teenagers.
National May 23, 2021
28 local Japanese governments considering mass vaccination sites
Most venues will administer the Moderna vaccine, which was formally approved for use by the health ministry on Friday.
National May 21, 2021
Japan issues final approval for Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines
by Osamu Tsukimori
The formal approvals, following a health ministry panel's sign-off Thursday, mark a major step toward speeding up the nation's sluggish inoculation drive.
National May 20, 2021
Japan panel gives Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines the green light
by Osamu Tsukimori
The approval marks an important milestone in increasing vaccine supplies as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga aims to ramp up vaccinations to 1 million shots a day.
World May 18, 2021
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines effective against Indian variants, study finds
The Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines should remain highly effective against two coronavirus variants first identified in India, according to new research carried out by U.S. scientists. The lab-based study was carried out by the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and NYU Langone Center and ...
National May 17, 2021
Japan panel to decide on Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccine approval Thursday
With a green light from the panel, the ministry plans to approve the vaccines as special cases after simplified screenings.
National May 8, 2021
Japan asking all prefectures to set up mass vaccination centers
by Osamu Tsukimori
The government is hoping to use Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 shot once it is approved as it looks to quickly ramp up the vaccine rollout amid signs of an explosive rise in new variant cases.
World May 7, 2021
Biden's vaccine-patent gambit turns up the heat on drugmakers
by Josh Wingrove
By supporting the World Trade Organization process, the U.S. president can satisfy progressives while engaging in talks on a waiver that may never reach consensus.
National May 1, 2021
Japan to approve Moderna vaccine as soon as May 21, report says
The Moderna vaccine would be the second to get approved in Japan and will be used in the nation’s large inoculation centers that will open in Tokyo and Osaka from May 24, the report said.
National May 1, 2021
Japanese frustrated over vaccine rollout after learning of EU exports
by Lisa Du
The EU has said that it had authorized some 52.3 million doses made in European factories for export to Japan, the highest volume among all 43 countries to which vaccines have been shipped.