Japan’s Slow Vaccine Rollout Pushes Back Recovery Time Frame Bloomberg 3 days ago
(Bloomberg)
Japan’s vaccination drive finally kicks into gear Monday around four months after the start of inoculations in the U.S. and the U.K., a slow rollout that has generated further criticism of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s handling of the pandemic.
The doses for people 65 and over are the first vaccinations for members of the public in Japan after priority was given to inoculating frontline medical staff first. © Bloomberg Slow Rollout
Japan has so far weathered the coronavirus pandemic relatively well, with infection numbers and deaths just a fraction of many Western countries. But the slow vaccination plan means struggling businesses and fearful shoppers will have to hold out for longer as the recovery of the economy is delayed by as much as two years compared with global peers.
Japan s Slow Vaccine Rollout Pushes Back Recovery Time Frame
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Michigan Seeks Aid Amid Surge; EU Reviews J&J Shot: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) Governor Gretchen Whitmer called for Michiganders to voluntarily suspend social activities for two weeks, and asked the federal government to prioritize additional vaccines to the state, to help slow the spread in the hottest Covid-19 spot in the U.S. Like other Midwestern states, Illinois is seeing Covid-19 cases jump even as vaccinations accelerate.
Pfizer Inc. and its partner BioNTech SE said they would ask regulators in the U.S. and elsewhere to allow use of their Covid-19 vaccine in adolescents ages 12 to 15. The University of Kentucky joined a growing list of schools nudging students to be vaccinated before school starts this fall.
Michigan Moves to Curb Spread; EU Reviews J&J Shot: Virus Update Bloomberg 38 mins ago Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) Governor Gretchen Whitmer called for Michiganders to voluntarily suspend social activities for two weeks, and asked the federal government to prioritize additional vaccines to the state, to help slow the spread in the hottest Covid-19 spot in the nation.
The European Medicines Agency started a review to assess blood clots in people who received Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine. The decision means its scrutiny falls onto a second Covid shot, after AstraZeneca doses were possibly linked to a rare blood-clotting disorder.
Germany has doubled the pace of Covid-19 vaccinations after a sluggish start, as it battles a third wave of the virus. The U.K. unveiled new testing procedures for travelers. France pulled the AstraZeneca vaccine as a second shot for those under 55 who have already had their first dose with the product.
China’s Jab Bottlenecks, Record Indian Daily Cases: Virus Update
Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) China’s target to vaccinate 560 million people 40% of its population by the end of June is hampered by a supply shortage, forcing health authorities to extend the intervals between doses, and leaving some people unable to book second shots.
Japan is set to reimpose curbs in Tokyo, Kyoto and Okinawa aimed at slowing the spread of the virus, three weeks after ending a state of emergency in the capital. Thailand tightened restrictions to stem a new wave of infections. South Korea’s in the early stage of a fourth wave and may raise social distancing levels. New daily cases surged to a record in India and Brazil.
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