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COVID 19 VACCINES

Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 27, 2021
Delta variant threatens to destroy another European summer
Just as the summer season kicks off and the European Union's COVID-19 travel certificates become available, the region's path back to normality is at risk of being upended by the strain.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 26, 2021
Russian regions run low on vaccines as COVID-19 cases hit record
Russia is facing a surge in new cases that authorities blame on the highly infectious delta variant and slow progress on vaccinating people.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2021
Tokyo Games organizers to offer COVID-19 vaccine to volunteers, report says
The Nikkei daily, citing organizers, said some of the volunteers have already been vaccinated.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2021
Japan to give millions of vaccine doses to Taiwan and five Asian nations
Taiwan and Vietnam will each get 2 million AstraZeneca doses, while Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines will each receive 1 million.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2021
Benefits of vaccine rollout begin to show in Tokyo infection data
The coronavirus infection rate is plunging for front-line workers and older people — the demographics inoculated first.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 25, 2021
WHO estimates COVID-19 boosters needed yearly for most vulnerable
A document shows that the WHO considers annual boosters for high-risk individuals as its 'indicative' baseline scenario, and boosters every two years for the general population.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2021
Let down by rich and failing the poor, global vaccine program to be shaken up
By prioritizing their own diplomatic and commercial interests, wealthy nations have in effect wrecked COVAX's ambition to take overall charge of the global fight against the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2021
Japan reaches Suga’s target of 1 million vaccine doses per day
The milestone was achieved on June 14, according to data compiled using figures released from the Prime Minister's Office on Wednesday.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jun 23, 2021
Wrestlers preparing for tough conditions at early Nagoya Basho
With sweltering temperatures and strict restrictions on activities, sumo's first grand tournament outside Tokyo in over a year will challenge rikishi more than usual.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2021
U.S. employers wrestle with COVID-19 vaccine requirements in regulatory 'hairball'
Monitoring the vaccination status of staff members may require identifying those who got a COVID-19 shot with badges or bracelets, raising discrimination issues.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2021
Delta variant gains steam in undervaccinated U.S. counties
The ongoing spread of the variant in pockets of low vaccine uptake are troubling because they create more opportunities for the virus to thrive and mutate.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 22, 2021
Athlete return could lead to easier travel for vaccinated Australians
Australia's delegation of about 480 athletes and more than 500 officials and media will be forced into mandatory hotel quarantine for 14 days when they get back from Tokyo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 22, 2021
Philippines' Duterte threatens those who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine with jail
If implemented, Duterte's threat could be among the severest measures to boost inoculations in a nation where majority are unsure of or reject vaccines.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2021
Workplace and university vaccinations ramp up in Japan
The government had received applications from 3,479 sites to function as vaccination venues as of Friday, with nearly 14 million people estimated to be immunized under the framework.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Jun 21, 2021
Income cap hinders nurses’ role in administering COVID-19 vaccines in Japan
Normally, if a spouse's income rises above u00a51.3 million a year, they lose access to their partner's pension and health care benefits, which has put some people off extra hours.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 21, 2021
COVID-19 counting enters new era as threat shifts away from cases
With rich countries vaccinating growing proportions of their vulnerable populations, the link between infection numbers and deaths appears to be diminishing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jun 20, 2021
How Japan's vaccine drive turned into a comeback story
Given the importance of vaccinations, an expert says Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's heavy-handed approach with municipalities could be credited for the accelerated pace.

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