By Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. Japan is offering a self-amplifying mRNA vaccine as one of the five routine COVID-19 vaccines available to the public for the 2024-2025 fall and winter seasons. Japanese regulators approved the ARCT-154 shot in November 2023. According to a press release, ARCT-154 is the world’s first self-amplifying mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Japan’s Ministry … Continue reading Japan Approves World’s First ‘Self-amplifying’ mRNA COVID Shot — Is the U.S. Next?