Japanese Prime Minister Suga asks Pfizer to send Japan more COVID-19 vaccines

Saudi Press Agency

Saturday 1442/9/5 - 2021/04/17

Tokyo, April 17, 2021, SPA -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc. on Saturday to provide additional supplies of COVID-19 vaccine to Japan, Nikkei reported, citing Japanese officials.

Suga made the request during a telephone call with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on the last day of a three-day visit to Washington, according to Reuters.

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