Pfizer vaccine crunch continues to trouble Japan's inoculation efforts
In response to supply issues, the central government will soon set aside a certain quantity of Pfizer doses that prefectures can distribute to municipalities that need them the most.
Japan's vaccination drive slowed by distribution bottlenecks ahead of Olympics
Several of Japan’s biggest municipalities, including parts of Tokyo and Osaka, have stopped taking new reservations for COVID-19 vaccinations, causing confusion among vaccine seekers.
Growing number of Japanese cities cancel vaccine reservations amid supply shortage
The supply issues have come as a shock to municipalities that had been ramping up inoculations at the request of the central government.
Japanese vaccine vocabulary is just what the doctor ordered
With coronavirus vaccines slowly making their way through the country, it's as good a time as any to administer a shot of new Japanese words and terms.
In vaccine drive, Japan will have to get used to a different type of injection
Vaccinations that kicked off Wednesday in Japan are administered through intramuscular injection, which is widespread in Western countries but not so in Japan.
Getting those shots in: Information on vaccinations in Japan
An interesting query came to Lifelines from LS, a reader in the United States who was born in Tokyo and lived here until her teens. She writes: I received vaccination shots as a baby and child through the Japanese hospital. I no longer have my ...
U.S. measles outbreak hits 'completely avoidable' 25-year high of 704 cases: officials
The number of measles cases in the United States has reached a 25-year peak, propelled by the spread of misinformation about the vaccine that can prevent the disease, federal health officials said on Monday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 704 cases ...
Rubella spreading across Japan, raising concern before Tokyo Games
Rubella infections are spreading across Japan, raising concern that a potentially long-term epidemic could sap travel demand ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. With the total number of rubella patients this year expected to top 2,000 for the first time in nearly five ...
Caution urged as Okinawa measles outbreak spreads
Measles cases are spreading in Okinawa, with the reported number of patients exceeding 90 in just over a month, prompting the prefecture last month to warn that visiting the resort islands may be not advisable for infants and pregnant women. The measles outbreak is believed ...
Kanazawa issues alert after returnee from India is diagnosed with measles
The Kanazawa Municipal Government is calling for the public to stay alert over possible measles infections after a city resident who recently came back from India was diagnosed with the disease. According to the city government, the Kanazawa resident, a man in his 30s, flew ...
The Americas has become the first region in the world to be free of measles, following a 22-year vaccination drive against the disease, which continues to infect tens of thousands of people globally, the Pan American Health Organization said on Tuesday. The milestone was confirmed ...
