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2.5 million doses

Japan discards 2.5m expired COVID drugs from Pfizer, Merck

SUMMARY

Japan has discarded around 2.5 million doses of expired COVID-19 medications purchased during the pandemic. This includes approximately 1.75 million doses of Pfizer's Paxlovid and about 780,000 doses of Merck's Lagevrio.

The Ministry of Health reported that these doses were disposed of by the end of February 2025.


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