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HEALTH 3

Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 5, 2020
COVID-19 survivors with long-term symptoms need urgent attention, experts say
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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2020
COVID-19: Nobody is safe until everyone is safe
A recent study projected that unequal global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines could cost the world economy up to $1.2 trillion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 3, 2020
Schizophrenia patient urges rethink of Japan's mental health policy
Tokio Ito spent more than 40 years in mental hospitals, and has sued the government for continually having been denied release.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 3, 2020
Why the U.K. approved a COVID-19 vaccine first
Doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be injected starting next week, the government said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2020
New virus wave forcing experts to adjust strategies
More than half of the country's over 2,000 coronavirus deaths have come from those 80 or older.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2020
Language and lockdowns amid the pandemic
Reducing the issue to a binary question (Should we lock down or not?), or even a linear one (How much should we lock down?), oversimplifies a complicated problem.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2020
New COVID-19 infections in Tokyo jump to 500 as seriously ill cases again fall
The number of severe COVID-19 infections fell for the second straight day, down three from the previous day to 59. The number of new deaths was not immediately available.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 2, 2020
Could COVID-19 knock out the flu in Europe this winter?
As Europeans brace for a grim winter with the threat of rising COVID-19 infections, minimal numbers of flu cases recorded so far point to a possible silver lining.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2020
Prepare for the worst, Japan health minister says, as virus cases surge
Health minister Norihisa Tamura says the central and local governments must draw up a plan to prevent the collapse of regional medical systems.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2020
A triumph of German innovation and immigration
The great advantage of BioNTech's approach is that it allows for the production of more than one billion vaccine doses within the space of just a few months.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2020
Tokyo reports 372 new COVID-19 cases as serious infections fall
Tokyo confirmed 372 new cases of the coronavirus Tuesday as the number of severe COVID-19 infections fell to 62, down eight from the previous day.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 30, 2020
Moderna to seek U.S. and EU clearance for COVID-19 vaccine
The move came after a new analysis showed the vaccine was highly effective in preventing COVID-19 with no serious safety problems.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 30, 2020
Should isolation periods be shorter for people with COVID-19?
People with COVID-19 are most infectious about two days before symptoms begin and for five days afterward, according to a new analysis of previous research.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2020
Overcoming the Gulf States' oil curse
Deep reform could evolve out of traditional forms of rule in Gulf States. But do the leaders of these nations have the vision and courage to guide the way through to a different future.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 29, 2020
COVID-19 drugs from Lilly and Regeneron raise access and timing concerns
Powerful drugs recently authorized by the U.S. that may prevent those at the earliest stages of COVID-19 from suffering severe disease present thorny new challenges, including who will get them and where they’ll be administered.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2020
Japan to test 15,000 people for COVID-19 antibodies by end of year
Health officials hope the results will help them understand more accurately the extent to which the disease caused by the novel coronavirus has spread in the nation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 27, 2020
Coronavirus is helping African economies compete
Africa's 54 countries now include seven of the globe's 10 fastest-growing economies, in part because the lethal virus may have improved their competitive advantage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2020
What a 95% effective vaccine could do is pretty exciting
A rough estimate based on the infectiousness of COVID-19 is that about 70% of the population would have to be immune for its spread to slow without any other preventative measures.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 25, 2020
Japan's new ambassador to China to be quarantined for two weeks
According to sources familiar with his itinerary, the ambassador will travel to Beijing in a vehicle so he doesn't come into contact with others in a journey that will take eight hours.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 25, 2020
Not so fast, Japan experts say, as COVID-19 vaccines raise hopes
Medical experts say long-term safety and efficacy concerns remain as the vaccines are developed in record-setting time.

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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals