U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc.'s novel coronavirus vaccine is likely to get fast-track approval from the Japanese government when the health ministry holds a panel meeting Feb. 15, sources close to the matter said Wednesday.

The Pfizer vaccine is the only one already under review by the ministry. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has vowed to secure vaccines for his country's population by the first half of 2021.

==Kyodo

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