Japan to roll out COVID-19 booster targeting XBB subvariant in the fall

Japan to roll out COVID-19 booster targeting XBB subvariant in the fall A vaccine subcommittee under the health ministry is aiming to prepare for another spike in infections possibly arriving in the winter. Tomoko Otake The Japan Times

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The country currently offers a bivalent COVID-19 booster targeting the original coronavirus strain and BA.1 sublineage of the omicron variant, or one targeting the original strain and the BA.4 and BA.5 sublineages of omicron. The free vaccination program — currently only covering people age 65 or older, people with underlying conditions and medical and nursing care workers — is scheduled to run through the end of August.

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