Japan was among the first countries to report cases of Covid-19 after the world was alerted to the virus in December 2019. But just over a year later, it is the last major economy to deploy a vaccine – a measure widely acknowledged as the best hope for a return to something resembling normal life. The first round of jabs is not expected to begin in Japan until the end of February, months after the US and UK – which have recorded far higher death.
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An employee of fridge manufacturer Kanou Reiki checks deep freezers which will be used to store COVID-19 coronavirus vaccines, at the company s warehouse in Sagamihara, Kanagawa prefecture on Tuesday. | AFP-JIJI
Jiji Jan 28, 2021
Japanese companies are ramping up production and delivery of ultra-cold freezers to store COVID-19 vaccines as the country is set to start vaccinations in late February, beginning with medical workers.
Kanou Reiki, based in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, sells freezers that can store items at temperatures as low as minus 80 degrees Celsius. U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine needs to be stored at minus 70 C.
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Japan plans to secure about 20,000 freezers for hospital storage of coronavirus vaccines, as the country steps up preparations for their delivery, government officials said Tuesday. The government will purchase deep freezers and distribute them to medical facilities nationwide, with vaccinations expected to start in the country in late February,…