The Japanese government is considering allowing elderly people nationwide to book coronavirus vaccinations at two state-run mass inoculation centers in Tokyo and Osaka, government sources say.
Japan will provide 1.24 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Britain s AstraZeneca Plc to Taiwan, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday, to help the self-ruled island alleviate its struggles in procuring shots.
Japan has administered COVID-19 vaccines to more than 10 million people, the Prime Minister s Office says, as the country tries to speed up inoculations that are lagging far behind other developed countries.
The Japanese government approves Pfizer Inc. s COVID-19 vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds, the first shot to be made available to children in the country.