AstraZeneca to supply Japan with 120m COVID-19 vaccine doses


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AstraZeneca aims to bring its coronavirus vaccine on the market in September, with shipments to Japan starting early next year. © Reuters JUNTARO ARAI, Nikkei staff writer August 8, 2020 03:46 JST | Japan Copy Copied TOKYO -- AstraZeneca will provide 120 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine now in development to Japan under a basic agreement announced Friday by the Japanese government. Shipments are slated to begin in early 2021, with Japan receiving 30 million doses by March, Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said. The timing of the initial shipments would have them arrive before the start of the postponed...