Japan to open large vaccination centers in Tokyo
JAPAN government is likely to open large vaccination centers in Tokyo and Osaka in the coming weeks to administer shots in a bid to increase its inoculation drive, local media reported on Sunday (Apr 25). Japan only started vaccinating its sizable elderly population this month and health authorities say it might take till the wintertime (December to February) or longer for the majority of the general populace to access the shots.
The Nikkei newspaper said on Sunday the federal government will open a vaccination site in central Tokyo as soon as May that'll be in a position to vaccinate about 10,000 persons a day. The site will most probably to anyone living and working in Tokyo, the paper said. Medically trained staff from Japan's Self-Defense Forces will also help with vaccinations in such centers, the Nikkei said.
JAPAN government has come under sharp criticism because of its sluggish vaccination rollout, which has been handled mostly by municipal authorities. Japan has vaccinated about 1 % of its population, according to a Reuter's tracker.Japan has avoided an explosive spread of the pandemic experienced by many countries. There were about 550,000 cases and 9,761 deaths, considerably lower numbers than inother large economies.
