[Japon] Japan starts COVID vaccination drive: five things to know

Auteur : Mitsuru Obe and Akane Okutsu, Nikkei staff writers

Production : Nikkei

Diffusion : site de Nikkei Asia

Date : 17 février 2021

Tokyo doctor receives first dose; vaccine minister Kono upbeat as Olympics near

TOKYO — Japan began vaccinating health workers against the coronavirus on Wednesday, with a doctor in Tokyo receiving the country’s first Pfizer dose. Kazuhiro Araki, director of the Tokyo Medical Center, received the landmark shot in the morning. The launch sets up a new challenge for a country that expects to achieve a high inoculation rate despite public concern about the safety of the new technology behind the vaccine.

Source : Mitsuru Obe and Akane Okutsu, « Japan starts COVID vaccination drive: five things to know », Nikkei Asia, 17/02/2021. URL : https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Japan-starts-COVID-vaccination-drive-five-things-to-know (consulté le 17/02/2021)

Voir également :

« Japan gives first COVID-19 vaccinations to Tokyo health workers », The Japan Times, 17/02/2021 .URL : https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/02/17/national/vaccination-rollout-begins/ (consulté le 17/02/2021)

« EXPLAINER: Japan begins vaccination drive, but why so late? », The Mainichi, 17/02/2021 .URL : https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210217/p2g/00m/0na/053000c (consulté le 17/02/2021)

Photo « à la une » : Kazuhiro Araki, director of the Tokyo Medical Center, receives Japan’s first COVID-19 vaccine on Feb. 17. © Pool photo

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