COVID-19 vaccination: Japan starts inoculating people aged 65 and above amid fourth wave
Shots for people aged 65 and above began at some 120 sites across the country, using Pfizer Inc s vaccine made in Europe and delivered to the regions in the past week
Reuters | April 12, 2021 | Updated 13:03 IST
Japan began Covid-19 vaccinations for its sizable elderly population on Monday, with imported doses still in short supply and the pace unlikely to stop a fourth wave of infection. Shots for people aged 65 and above began at some 120 sites across the country, using Pfizer Inc s vaccine made in Europe and delivered to the regions in the past week.
Vaccination drive for senior citizens begins in districts
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Persons aged between 45 and 59 with co-morbidities should produce a certificate from a registered medical practitioner to get vaccinated
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Elderly persons waiting to get vaccinated at the District Headquarters Hospital in Erode on Monday.
Persons aged between 45 and 59 with co-morbidities should produce a certificate from a registered medical practitioner to get vaccinated Administration of COVID-19 vaccines to persons aged above 60 and those aged between 45 and 59 with co-morbidities began at the government and private health facilities in the districts on Monday. While government facilities provided the vaccination free of cost, private hospitals charged ₹ 250.
The Indian government is set to role out the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination from March 1. Senior citizens above the age of 60 years and those over 45