All Nippon Airways Co. on Sunday began its COVID-19 vaccination program for employees at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, moving up the original schedule by more than a week and becoming the first Japanese firm known to start offering workplace vaccinations.
The government unveiled a plan earlier this month to allow companies and universities to administer COVID-19 shots on site from June 21 as Japan looks to accelerate the pace of its daily COVID-19 shots and expand eligibility to younger people.
ANA Holdings Inc., the parent of the major airline, had initially sought to begin on-site vaccinations on June 21, but managed to bring forward the plan in cooperation with the government. Japan Airlines Co. plans to begin inoculations at the Tokyo airport on Monday.