Japan Health Ministry says it has approved Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine

Reuters

14 February, 2021, 04:40 pm

Last modified: 14 February, 2021, 04:39 pm

Japan Health Ministry says it has approved Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine

The move had been widely expected after a government panel recommended approval on Friday, at which point Health Minister Norihisa Tamura said Japan would give its final approval as soon as possible

Reuters

14 February, 2021, 04:40 pm

Last modified: 14 February, 2021, 04:39 pm

Photo: Collected.

Photo: Collected.

Japan's Health Ministry said on Sunday it has officially approved Pfizer Inc's Covid-19 vaccine, the first such approval in the country as it steps up efforts to tame a third wave of infections in the run-up to the Summer Olympic Games.

The move had been widely expected after a government panel recommended approval on Friday, at which point Health Minister Norihisa Tamura said Japan would give its final approval as soon as possible.

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