Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward is planning to prioritize residents in their 20s and 30s for its mass inoculation plan — a rare move that gives the younger demographic top priority among its working-age population amid concerns over their lack of access to family doctors.
Like most municipalities across the nation, Shinjuku is currently focusing on vaccinating people age 65 or older at a slew of mass vaccination sites it operates across the ward.
Those from age 60 to 64 are next in the line for shots, but the ward will gradually shift its focus toward younger people as early as next week when it starts distributing vaccination coupons to residents age 16 through 59.