Japan formally approved Pfizer Inc.'s coronavirus vaccine on Sunday, the first greenlit for domestic use, clearing the way for the nation to start inoculating health workers in a matter of days.The fast-track approval by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare was a major step forward in the country's efforts to bring the pandemic under control.It came amid widespread dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's response to the public health crisis and with less than six months until the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTec…READ FULL ARTICLE
