[Japon] Japan starts Pfizer vaccine Wednesday, 2 months after UK and US

Auteur : Juntaro Arai, Nikkei staff writer

Production : Nikkei

Diffusion : site de Nikkei Asia

Date : 16 février 2021

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TOKYO — Japan begins inoculating medical workers against the coronavirus Wednesday, two months behind the U.K. and the U.S., after the government gave its first green light to a vaccine.

Source : Juntaro Arai, « Japan starts Pfizer vaccine Wednesday, 2 months after UK and US », Nikkei Asia, 16/02/2021. URL : https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Japan-starts-Pfizer-vaccine-Wednesday-2-months-after-UK-and-US (consulté le 16/02/2021)

Photo « à la une » : Staff at a university hospital in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture practice for delivering coronavirus vaccinations. © Photo by Koji Uema