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COVID 19 VACCINES

Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2020
Japan's bitter vaccine history creates hurdle in COVID-19 fight
Japan has one of the lowest rates of vaccine confidence in the world, according to a Lancet study, which found that fewer than 30% of people strongly agreed that vaccines were safe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 23, 2020
How vaccine-makers are preparing for mutant coronavirus strains
Drugmakers have said they could reset the COVID-19 shot to counter a new strain within just six weeks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 22, 2020
EU clears Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for first inoculations
Preparations for the vaccine roll-out come as the identification of a highly infectious new strain of the coronavirus in Britain caused chaos across the region.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 21, 2020
Vaccines don’t mean we’ll see the last of COVID-19, experts warn
Even with the latest technologies, money and might behind the unprecedented global drive to knock out COVID-19, the disease is unlikely to be eliminated any time soon.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 21, 2020
The coronavirus is mutating. What does that mean for us?
It will be very hard for the coronavirus to escape the body's defenses, despite the many variations it may adopt.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 19, 2020
Trump claims credit for vaccines. Some of his backers don’t want to take them.
Elizabeth Graves, an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, is not opposed to vaccines. She said she had taken flu shots and pneumonia shots and, having just turned 50, was interested in being vaccinated against shingles.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Dec 19, 2020
World looks to spring for pandemic relief as vaccinations start
The developed world could start to emerge from the deadly grip of the pandemic by late spring if the first wave of COVID-19 vaccines are deployed effectively.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 18, 2020
Pfizer first drugmaker to seek COVID-19 vaccine approval in Japan
Officials said the approval would be made 'a top priority in the screening process' once the firm submits data from an ongoing clinical trial specific to Japan, expected in February.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 17, 2020
WHO plan risks leaving poor nations with no COVID-19 vaccines until 2024
Documents show the program's promoters say it is struggling from a lack of funds, supply risks and complex contractual arrangements which could make it impossible to achieve its goals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 16, 2020
With goal of herd immunity, Indonesia will give younger people vaccines first
The country is targeting the people who are most mobile due to their jobs, as well as regions with the highest number of coronavirus cases.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2020
A weapon to ‘win the war’: U.S. hospitals get initial coronavirus shots
The arrival of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine offers a glimmer of hope amid a pandemic that has already seen almost 300,000 Americans die.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 15, 2020
In Asia first, Singapore approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine
Singapore has become the first Asian country to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine and said it expects to start receiving shots by the end of the year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 12, 2020
The vaccines are coming. A divided and distrustful America awaits.
As the Lopez family of Truckee, California, gathered to prepare dinner on a recent evening, one subject dominated the conversation: the coronavirus vaccine that will soon be shipped out across the country, giving Americans the first concrete hope that the pandemic will eventually end.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2020
Why Japan is largely a spectator in the coronavirus vaccine race
A total of 52 vaccine candidates were in clinical evaluation worldwide as of Tuesday, of which only one was Japanese.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 11, 2020
Cases surge in South Korea with COVID-19 vaccine still months away
South Korea's daily number of new cases was once as low as two per day. That number soared tou200b 682 on Thursday, with health officials warning it could reach record highs in coming days.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 10, 2020
U.S. nears final COVID-19 vaccine review as daily deaths top 3,250
Steady movement toward a vaccine rollout on the eve of a critical review by leading U.S. medical experts comes as COVID-19 caseloads surged alarmingly higher, straining health care systems.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 10, 2020
U.K. issues anaphylaxis warning on Pfizer vaccine after adverse reactions
Britain began mass vaccinating its population on Tuesday, part of a global drive that poses one of the biggest logistical challenges in peacetime history.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 9, 2020
China’s state-backed coronavirus vaccine has 86% efficacy, says UAE
China’s state-backed coronavirus vaccine protected 86% of people from getting COVID-19 in trials conducted in the United Arab Emirates, reported media outlets including Reuters, citing the UAE’s health ministry.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 9, 2020
Testing times: More work needed on AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine trials
A Lancet study gave few extra clues about why efficacy was 62% for trial participants given two full doses, but 90% for a smaller subgroup given a half, then a full dose.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 6, 2020
Russian state employees describe pressure to join vaccine trials
Some employees are coming under heavy pressure to sign up for the trials, an effort that medical ethicists say may run afoul of ethical norms.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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