Just under two-thirds of Japanese people think the government's rollout of coronavirus vaccines, which started in mid-February, has been slow, according to a weekend Kyodo News survey.

In the telephone survey conducted nationwide on Saturday and Sunday, 65.6% of respondents said progress has been slow in rolling out the vaccines, with 28.9% saying vaccinations have been going smoothly.

The results come as the country is still in the process of inoculating health care workers, aiming to start vaccinations of the elderly in mid-April. Vaccines for all people aged 65 or older are to be delivered to local governments by the end of June.