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COVID 19

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 19, 2021
What scientists know about the risk of breakthrough COVID-19 deaths
After former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell died Monday from COVID-19 complications, vaccine skeptics immediately seized on news that he had been vaccinated to stoke doubts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2021
New disease command center may come after pandemic, Kishida says
The idea was not on a list of key LDP policies announced ahead of the Oct. 31 election, but at a debate with other party leaders, the prime minister said the idea has not been withdrawn.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Oct 18, 2021
Okinawa medical workers push back against unfair COVID-19 bonus system
The prefecture has seen some staff receive more compensation for extra work during the pandemic than others.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2021
Chinese tourists’ disappearance is remaking Hong Kong retail
The number of restaurants and food grocery outlets has grown 9%.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 17, 2021
World’s toughest travel curbs finally fall to reopening urge
Asia-Pacific countries take their firmest steps yet toward reopening to international travel.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2021
The great global supply-chain massacre
Will these supply shocks prove merely a temporary disruption to the global economy or are we witnessing a meltdown of the world-wide production system?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2021
Coupons, hotel vouchers, cars: Japan cities offering incentives for COVID-19 shots
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will offer discount coupons and other goods starting next month to encourage people to get vaccinated.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 16, 2021
Singapore confronts the division and fear that come from living with COVID-19
Singapore had seemed like a poster child for pandemic management, but now it is looking like a real-time illustration of how challenging the pivot away from 'zero COVID-19' is going to be.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 16, 2021
U.S. will accept mixed doses of vaccines from international travelers
The CDC said the vaccines approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use, as well as those authorized by the WHO, will be accepted for entry into the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 15, 2021
South Korea will donate 1.6 million vaccine doses to Vietnam and Thailand
Around 62% of the South Korean population is fully vaccinated, while Thailand and Vietnam sit at 33% and 17% respectively.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 15, 2021
Out-of-practice airline pilots are making errors back in the air
These potentially disastrous errors all took place in the U.S. in recent months as pilots returned to work.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2021
Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya to get vaccination centers offering multilingual services next week
The Immigration Services Agency hopes the centers will help foreign residents who have run up against language barriers get inoculated.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2021
U.S. FDA advisers back Moderna COVID-19 booster shots for older and high-risk people
If the FDA signs off on Moderna's booster, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will make specific recommendations on who should get the shots.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 14, 2021
Japan may recommend Pfizer's COVID-19 shot over Moderna's for men under 30
Even as concerns grow about higher rates of myocarditis among young men who got the Moderna shot, the risk of developing the heart condition is still much lower than after getting COVID-19.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 14, 2021
Once free of COVID-19, New Zealand prepares for 5,000 cases a week
While the virus raged abroad, most Kiwis continued life relatively undisturbed by the pandemic — until the delta variant arrived.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 14, 2021
Rush to buy Merck’s COVID-19 pill risks leaving poor countries behind
Despite efforts to license molnupiravir to generic-drug firms, the same risks of unequal distribution remain, says report.

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