Amid omicron fears, Japan weighs shorter interval for COVID-19 booster shots
Reversing course, officials are considering more exceptions that would shorten the interval between second and third vaccine shots to six months from eight months.
The 35-year-old woman, who underwent surgery, said people should consider cervical cancer and HPV vaccines as something that is close to them.
Japanese drugmaker Shionogi considers developing vaccine for omicron variant
The company is currently conducting a final clinical trial of its COVID-19 vaccine, aiming to make it available in March.
On shaky ground: Is Tokyo prepared for the ‘Big One’?
A powerful earthquake that shook the capital in October has fueled fresh fears of an impending temblor that could devastate the world’s largest city.
Governors association survey finds COVID-19 vaccines effective
The report said that infections during the fifth wave, in which the highly contagious delta variant was dominant, spread twice as fast as in the fourth wave.
Approval sought for first abortion pill in Japan, report says
About 140,000 abortions were carried out in Japan in 2020, according to the report, all via surgical procedures.
Health ministry to allow faster approval of drugs and vaccines in emergencies
The plan, to be finalized by the end of the year, comes amid criticism that Japan lagged other countries in approving drugs and vaccines to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan looks to administer COVID-19 vaccines to children age 5-11 in February
Some health experts have expressed concern, however, amid uncertainty over the efficacy and safety of the vaccine in children aged under 12.
Japan to take mix-and-match approach to COVID-19 booster shots
The government will allow cross-vaccination with a different vaccine from the one used in people's first two doses.
Several issues are set to be discussed, including how to define patients and whether to set limits on age and the number of treatments.
The company says that their detection method has been 100 % accurate in detecting pancreatic cancer and 91.3 % for other types of cancer.
Japan confirms H5N8 strain in third bird flu outbreak in the country
The outbreak was discovered on Monday at a farm with about 11,000 egg-laying chickens in Izumi City in Kagoshima prefecture.
