Health
Bill to provide free COVID-19 vaccinations in Japan passed in Diet – The Japan Times
The law includes a provision obliging citizens in principle to make efforts to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
A bill to provide coronavirus vaccinations free of charge with the central government covering the cost was passed in the Diet, offering a key plan to stem the virus as Japan struggles with its worst-yet wave of infections.
Wednesdays passage in the Upper House following approval in the more powerful Lower House will bring the law into effect. It also makes local governments responsible for administering the immunizations, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
The law includes…
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