Japan to open large vaccination centres in Tokyo, Osaka: Media, East Asia News & Top Stories


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TOKYO (REUTERS) - The Japanese government is planning to open large vaccination centres in Tokyo and Osaka in the coming weeks to administer shots in a bid to speed up its inoculation drive, local media reported on Sunday (April 25). Japan only started vaccinating its sizable elderly population this month and health experts say it may take till the winter (December-February) or longer for most of the general populace to get access to the shots. The Nikkei newspaper said on Sunday the government will open a vaccination site in central Tokyo as early as May that will be able to...