Japan's Shionogi may roll out Covid vaccines this year
Japan started its Covid-19 inoculation campaign in February, but Pfizer Inc's vaccine is still the only one approved in the country
A woman in personal protective equipment (PPE) walks on the street, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan December 19, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
The chief executive of Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi & Co said it may start supplying Covid-19 vaccines later this year, Kyodo News reported on Monday.
Japan started its Covid-19 inoculation campaign in February, but Pfizer Inc's vaccine is still the only one approved in the country.
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