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AstraZeneca to Produce Covid-19 Vaccines in Japan, NHK Reports

Avial of the AstraZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford Covid-19 vaccine.

Avial of the AstraZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford Covid-19 vaccine.

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AstraZeneca Plc plans to produce Covid-19 vaccines in Japan and will begin local distribution as soon as it receives government approval, national broadcaster NHK reported, citing an interview with an official at the drugmaker’s Japan unit.

The Japanese government signed a contract with the company to procure enough vaccines for 60 million people, NHK said. AstraZeneca applied to the health ministry for vaccine approval earlier this month, the Nikkei reported.