2021.07.20 20:21Nation

モデルナ製ワクチン、来年分契約　変異株を想定―田村厚労相

　田村憲久厚生労働相は２０日、来年分の新型コロナウイルスワクチンとして、米モデルナ社から５０００万回（２５００万人）分の供給を受ける契約を結んだと発表した。変異株への対応などを目的とした３回目の追加接種を想定している。
　厚労省によると、早ければ来年初頭から輸入される。同社は変異株に対応したワクチンの開発を進めており、完成した場合は対応型が供給されるという。（2021/07/20-20:21）

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2021.07.20 20:21Nation

Japan Secures Supply of Moderna Vaccines for 2022

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The Japanese government has signed a contract with Moderna Inc. for the supply of novel coronavirus vaccines in 2022, health minister Norihisa Tamura said Tuesday.
   Under the agreement, Japan will receive 50 million doses of the vaccine, enough for 25 million people, from the U.S. biotechnology company next year.
   Japan made the deal assuming a third additional shot that covers variants of the novel coronavirus. The Moderna vaccine currently requires two shots for a person to be fully vaccinated.
   According to the health ministry, the vaccines will be imported as early as January.
   Moderna is currently developing a vaccine to neutralize variants including highly infectious one called delta.