Japan says it will have enough vaccine for 36m seniors by June


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A woman receives a simulated shot during a training session for mass COVID-19 vaccinations held in the Japanese city of Kawasaki in January. © Kyodo JUNTARO ARAI, Nikkei staff writer February 27, 2021 05:09 JST | Japan Copy Copied TOKYO -- Japan expects to receive enough coronavirus vaccine doses to fully immunize health care workers and the country's 36 million elderly people by the end of June, but questions remain about the capacity of localities to carry out the inoculations. Taro Kono, Japan's vaccination czar, on Friday provided reporters with the timetable for deliveries of the two-dose regimen, based on...