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Japan races to vaccinate elderly for COVID-19 ahead of Olympic Games – ABC News
Japan has mobilised military doctors and nurses to give shots to elderly people in Tokyo and Osaka as the government desperately tries to accelerate its vaccination…
Japan has mobilised military doctors and nurses to give shots to elderly people in Tokyo and Osaka as the government desperately tries to accelerate its vaccination rollout and curb coronavirus infections ahead of the Olympic Games.
Key points:
- The Japanese PM has pledged to finish vaccinating the country’s 36 million elderly people by the end of July
- The government aims to vaccinate up to 10,000 people in Tokyo and 5,000 in Osaka at the centres daily
- Calls have been growing to cancel the Olympics…
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