Takeda submits approval request for Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine in Japan

FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled "VACCINE Coronavirus COVID-19" and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed Novavax logo in this illustration taken December 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

(Reuters) - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd has submitted an approval request for Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine to Japan's health ministry, the U.S. drugmaker said late on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Shivam Patel in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)

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