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Japan May Consider Mixing Covid Shots for Speedier Vaccinations
A staff member assists residents at a walk-in Covid-19 vaccination site in Tokyo, on Aug. 27.
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Japan could mix AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 shots with those developed by other companies in order to speed up its vaccination effort, according to the minister in charge of the country’s rollout.
The idea would be to combine the dose with one from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE or Moderna Inc., Taro Kono said Sunday on a Fuji TV news program. Since AstraZeneca recommends eight weeks between its two shots, it’s likely that time could be shortened if combined, Kono added.