Monday, 24 May 2021 11:18 AM MYT
A pensioner receives the Moderna vaccine at the newly-opened mass vaccination centre in Tokyo, Japan May 24, 2021. — Carl Court/Pool via Reuters
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TOKYO, May 24 — Japan opened two mass inoculation centres on Monday as the country races to vaccinate most of its elderly population against Covid-19 before the start of the Tokyo Olympics.
The centres in Tokyo and Osaka will vaccinate thousands of people every day, giving a boost to Japan’s sluggish inoculation drive as officials battle a fourth wave of infections.