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COVID 19 VACCINES

Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 18, 2021
COVID-19 still killing Americans faster than guns, cars and flu combined
After 10 weeks of global declines in COVID-19 deaths, the highly transmissible delta variant is driving a new uptick.
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2021
Japan's top COVID-19 adviser calls for new approach as restrictions become ineffective
Shigeru Omi believes that instead of restricting people's movement, Japan should focus more on taking advantage of its 'excellent science and technology” to halt the virus in its tracks.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 17, 2021
Europe gets tough on vaccinations as threats replace incentives
As governments across Europe push to get everyday life back to normal, the carrot-and-stick approach to inoculations is shifting more to the latter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 17, 2021
Biden says social media ‘killing people’ with virus fiction
Biden's comments came shortly after the head of the CDC said the U.S. is seeing a 'pandemic of the unvaccinated” in parts of the country where inoculation rates are low.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 16, 2021
South Korean youth fight 'click war' in hunt for COVID-19 vaccines
Many young South Koreans feel unfairly singled out by authorities as the main driver of its COVID-19 outbreak, even as the government prioritizes vaccine distribution to older people.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2021
Tokyo's neighbors brace for fallout as cases rise in the capital
Kanagawa Prefecture — which logged 403 cases on Thursday, its highest tally since late January — is considering requesting a state of emergency, and Chiba Prefecture may do the same.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 16, 2021
World carved up into haves and have-nots by mRNA vaccine access
The cutting-edge technology, which made its debut during the pandemic, has proven more effective than any other in staving off infections and serious illness from the coronavirus.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 15, 2021
How Japan can help tackle East Asia's coronavirus surge
By donating vaccines and sharing knowledge, Tokyo has a role to play in leading the region out of the pandemic.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2021
Pfizer vaccine crunch continues to trouble Japan's inoculation efforts
In response to supply issues, the central government will soon set aside a certain quantity of Pfizer doses that prefectures can distribute to municipalities that need them the most.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 15, 2021
How vaccine chaos left Australia locked down and exposed
A slow vaccine rollout has left the country exposed to outbreaks as newer, more virulent strains slip through border curbs.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 14, 2021
Data gaps hinder European efforts to assess Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
Approval delays could allow rival vaccine-makers to sew up key markets.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2021
Japan to provide millions more vaccine doses to Taiwan and other Asian neighbors
Japan will ship out 1 million doses each to Indonesia, Taiwan and Vietnam on Thursday as part of bilateral deals with those governments, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 13, 2021
Pfizer bid for booster vaccines premature, experts say, with more data needed
The drugmaker's push for health regulators to authorize a third dose of its COVID-19 shot is not yet backed by evidence, despite the fast-spreading delta variant, vaccine experts said.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 12, 2021
Talk of 'vaccination harassment' puts Japan Inc. in a tough spot
The term has come into the spotlight in Japan ever since reports emerged of workers complaining of peer pressure and instructions from their bosses to receive a shot.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 12, 2021
Taiwan's Foxconn and TSMC confirm $350 million COVID-19 vaccine deal
Taiwan has tried for months to buy the vaccine directly from BioNTech and has blamed China for nixing an agreement earlier this year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 9, 2021
Pfizer outlines booster plans while regulators signal caution
Pfizer Inc. plans to request U.S. emergency authorization in August for a third booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 9, 2021
Countries using Chinese-made vaccines and AstraZeneca increasingly eye boosters
Officials are being motivated by concerns that delta and other variants appear to be breaking down defenses of vaccines not made from the supereffective messenger RNA technology.

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