TOKYO (Reuters) – The minister overseeing Japan’s vaccination programme, Taro Kono, said on Tuesday the European Union has approved the first shipment of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine to Japan.
It appears each shipment requires EU approval, Kono said. He did not disclose how many doses the first shipment will contain.
(Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
