A significant number of workplaces and universities across Japan initiated their own vaccination programs Monday, giving the nation’s inoculation effort its widest reach with the general public so far and adding further momentum to the rollout, which has been gathering steam after a slow start.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the government had received applications from 3,479 sites operated by companies and universities to function as vaccination venues as of Friday, with nearly 14 million people scheduled to be immunized under the framework.
Vaccinations spearheaded by Japan Inc. had already been underway prior to Monday, with large firms such as All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines taking the lead.