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TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) - Japan's Parliament passed a Bill to provide coronavirus vaccinations free of charge with the central government covering the cost, offering a key plan to stem the virus as the country struggles with its worst-yet wave of infections. Wednesday's (Dec 2) passage in the upper house of Parliament following approval in the more powerful lower house will bring the law into effect. It also makes local governments responsible for administering the immunisations, according to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The move comes as a new wave of virus infections has prompted the worst-hit areas to call...
