TOKYO (AP) It may be too little, too late. That's the realization sinking in as Japan scrambles to catch up on a frustratingly slow vaccination drive less than two months before the Summer Olympics, delayed by a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, are scheduled to start. The Olympics risk becoming an incubator for “a Tokyo variant,” as 15,000 foreign athletes and tens of thousands officials, sponsors and journalists from about 200.
The Japanese government has set a goal of 70 percent of the population vaccinated by the start of the Olympics, which would require 1 million doses a day.
Slow Japan Vaccination Rate Is Elevating Risk For Tokyo Olympics
“Vaccinations under the current pace are not going to help prevent infections during the Olympics,” a top medical official said.
It may be too little, too late.
That’s the realization sinking in as Japan scrambles to catch up on a frustratingly slow vaccination drive less than two months before the Summer Olympics, delayed by a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, are scheduled to start.
The Olympics risk becoming an incubator for “a Tokyo variant,” as 15,000 foreign athletes and tens of thousands officials, sponsors and journalists from about 200 countries descend on and potentially mix with a largely unvaccinated Japanese population, said Dr. Naoto Ueyama, a physician, head of the Japan Doctors Union.
TOKYO (AP) It may be too little, too late.
That’s the realization sinking in as Japan scrambles to catch up on a frustratingly slow vaccination drive less than two months before the Summer Olympics, delayed by a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, are scheduled to start.
The Olympics risk becoming an incubator for “a Tokyo variant,” as 15,000 foreign athletes and tens of thousands officials, sponsors and journalists from about 200 countries descend on and potentially mix with a largely unvaccinated Japanese population, said Dr. Naoto Ueyama, a physician, head of the Japan Doctors Union.
With infections in Tokyo and other heavily populated areas currently at high levels and hospitals already under strain treating serious cases despite a state of emergency, experts have warned there is little slack in the system.
May 29, 2021
One in ten Americans are expected to travel over the Memorial Day weekend, as numerous mask mandates and other restrictions are lifted.
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Memorial Day weekend - marking the unofficial start to summer - may also mark America s comeback from the depths of the global pandemic.
Now more than half of all Americans are fully vaccinated, and mask mandates have been lifted across the country, with some places lifting all COVID-19 restrictions. As of 12:01 this morning, for the first time, since March 2020, there are no limits on our capacity, or distancing in Virginia s restaurants, businesses, offices, or other venues, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said. That s something we can all be proud of.