Work on the rollout of booster shots may be gearing up within the central and local governments — a mass vaccination site run by the Self-Defense Forces opened in Tokyo on Monday — but some people are anxious about when, where and how they will be able to get a booster.
Daily coronavirus cases are still rising nationwide, with reports of breakthrough infections increasing as well. And Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration considers booster shots as key to fighting the virus.
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