Japanese drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo (TYO: 4568) revealed it has reached an agreement with Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) to supply the omicron XBB.1.5- adapted monovalent mRNA vaccine (DS-5670) against the novel coronavirus infectious disease (COVID19).
DS-5670 will be used in the current special temporary vaccination program against COVID-19 in Japan that began in the Fall of 2023. This agreement was concluded to supply 1.4 million doses in FY2023 under the condition that regulatory approval for DS-5670 should be granted by MHLW.
The company submitted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for DS-5670 to the MHLW in September 2023. Daiichi Sankyo is now preparing its production facilities to supply DS-5670, the first Japan-made COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, within this year.
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