Tokyo to offer Covid-19 vaccine to under-65s ahead of Olympics
The slow pace of vaccination compared with other major industrialised nations has spurred calls for the Tokyo Games to be delayed again or cancelled
10 June 2021 - 13:23
Tokyo — The main coronavirus vaccination centre in the Japanese capital of Tokyo will begin booking shots for people under 65 years from Saturday, media reported on Thursday, as it ramps up inoculation efforts before the 2020 Olympic Games begin in July.
Japan began vaccinating frontline health workers and elderly people in February, but the slow pace compared with other major industrialised nations has spurred calls for the Tokyo Games to be delayed again or cancelled...
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