The figure, some 8,600, reflected cancer screening cancellations and people's reluctance to visit doctors amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The issue has become all the more urgent since safety concerns have been raised about vaccines from Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca.
The moves may delay protection for the region amid concerns that the shot could trigger a rare and potentially deadly blood clotting condition.
The government will let people choose which vaccine to get, Fumiaki Kobayashi, a senior official for the vaccination campaign, said Sunday. The government
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The WHO sounded its highest level of formal alarm on Jan. 30, 2020, but it didn't use the word "pandemic" until March 11.
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Vaccine rollout chief Taro Kono said he expects the government to have enough doses so older people can receive their second shots in May and June.