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VACCINATIONS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2022
What biotech innovation needs
The rapid delivery of COVID-19 vaccines has boosted everyone's appreciation for biotech research, but policymakers still need to heed the lessons of past success stories.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2022
Omicron is turning out to be a weak vaccine
Unvaccinated people who got COVID-19 last winter have little protection from reinfection, and even vaccinated people might be vulnerable after only a few months.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 30, 2022
Balking at boosters: Young Japanese continue to shun third shots, study finds
Kyoto University researchers have warned that the low uptake could hasten the arrival of the next COVID-19 wave.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 28, 2022
Tourists and the Japanese art of pandemic envy
Japan is debating when and how to take off masks. The country should proceed cautiously.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2022
Monkeypox isn’t looking like a COVID-sized threat
It's still early, but contact-tracing efforts and analysis of the virus's genome offer hope that this outbreak can be contained.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 20, 2022
Japan to start fourth vaccine shots for elderly and at-risk groups Wednesday
People age 60 and older as well as younger individuals with chronic health conditions or at high risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms will be eligible.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2022
What justifies China’s 'COVID Zero' policy?
In the years since COVID-19's emergence, China has devised and implemented a highly effective disease-outbreak response system.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2022
The Indian government and its COVID-19 con
As the recent spat with the WHO over COVID-19 mortality figures suggests, clumsy attempts to influence the global narrative will only undermine India's international reputation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 15, 2022
Shanghai aims to reopen more COVID-19-shut businesses, while Beijing battles on
All but shut down for more than six weeks, Shanghai is tightening curbs in some areas that it hopes marks a final push in its campaign against the virus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 9, 2022
34 volunteers chose to get COVID-19. Here’s what scientists learned.
One of the first big surprises was how short the COVID incubation period was; it took only two days before the volunteers tested positive on PCR tests and soon after that on the rapid tests.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2022
How often do we have to get COVID to stop getting COVID?
Natural immunity will be key to downshifting the pandemic to endemic status. That doesn't mean you should go out and try to catch the virus tomorrow.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 24, 2022
Japan's Shionogi says COVID-19 pill shows rapid clearance of virus
The pill, S-217622, 'demonstrated rapid clearance of the infectious SARS-CoV-2 virus,' the Japanese drugmaker Shionogi says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 20, 2022
Leader of QAnon's Japan arm held for obstructing COVID-19 vaccinations
Hiroyuki Kuraoka was arrested on suspicion of forcing his way into a venue offering coronavirus vaccinations for children in Tokyo.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 18, 2022
Is COVID more dangerous than driving? How scientists are parsing COVID-19 risks.
Even two years into the pandemic, the coronavirus remains new enough, and its long-term effects unpredictable enough, that measuring the threat posed by an infection is a thorny problem.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2022
Japan and U.S. to exclude Russian COVID vaccines from funding program
The move is in particular aimed at dissuading India from fulfilling an agreement to produce Russian vaccines under the funding support program.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 11, 2022
Japan cancels purchase of 40 million Astrazeneca vaccine doses
The government had originally agreed to buy 120 million of the shots, with the bulk made domestically by Daiichi Sankyo Co. and other local partners.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2022
We need better COVID-19 booster shots, not more of the same
There are 100 new Covid vaccines in development. One of them could offer better protection against omicron.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2022
Shanghai residents question human cost of China's COVID-19 quarantines
Shanghai is doubling down on the quarantine policy, converting schools, new apartment blocks and vast exhibition halls into centers, the largest of which can hold 50,000 people.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Apr 3, 2022
Japan looks to accelerate vaccine research and development with new government body
The government also aims to contribute to the international community by making the vaccines produced in Japan available abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2022
Hirokazu Matsuno, Japan's top spokesman, to also serve as vaccine minister
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's pick of Hirokazu Matsuno, the public face of the Cabinet, is apparently intended to underscore that the government is fully committed to the vaccination drive.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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