Meiji Seika Pharma, has filed a lawsuit against Kazuhiro Haraguchi, a Lower House member from the Constitutional Democratic Party, saying his comments on the firm’s new COVID-19 vaccine greatly damaged its reputation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/29/japan/science-health/covid-vaccine-defamation-lawsuit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #vaccinations #covid19 #meijiseikapharma #replicon #covid19vaccines #covid19injapan #medicine

The new replicon COVID-19 vaccine has sparked extreme anxiety among parts of the Japanese public, but the health ministry and experts say such fears are unwarranted. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/07/japan/science-health/replicon-vaccine-fears/ #japan #sciencehealth #vaccines #covid19 #meijiseikapharma #replicon #covid19vaccines #covid19injapan