Tag - vaccines

 
Menu
Search
 
May 20, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

VACCINES

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2022
The era of pandemic restrictions is fast coming to an end
While the world has changed since early 2020 and new approaches to restrictions are justified, health officials warn that the coronavirus remains part of our reality.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2022
COVAX cuts North Korea's COVID vaccine allotment after no deliveries accepted
The country is not known to have imported any COVID-19 vaccines, though media reports have suggested at least some key people, such as border control officials, may have been vaccinated.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 10, 2022
Shionogi and hospital to research development of nasal COVID-19 vaccine
The firm has also developed an oral COVID-19 vaccine and is expected to apply for approval as early as next week following clinical trials that showed its effectiveness.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2022
The next vaccine debate: Immunize young children now, or wait?
Next week, advisers to the U.S. FDA will decide whether to endorse two doses of the vaccine for children 6 months to 4 years old, before trials have shown the full course to be effective.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2022
Japan's booster rollout is relying on Pfizer and Moderna. How do the shots compare?
Despite an apparent preference among some in the general public for Pfizer, experts have emphasized that getting a booster jab as soon as one is eligible, no matter which type, is key.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2022
Kishida pushes for a million daily COVID shots in bid to speed up booster rollout
With daily infections hitting record highs in many parts of the nation, the government is also set to decide early this week on whether to extend a quasi-state of emergency.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 5, 2022
Younger Americans benefited less from COVID booster shots than older people
Several recent studies have found that vaccination alone, without boosters, remained strongly protective against severe illness and death in most people, even after omicron's appearance.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 5, 2022
U.S. considers lengthening gap between first two COVID shots to eight weeks
U.S. health officials are considering lengthening the recommended interval to lower the risk of heart inflammation and improve their effectiveness.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2022
Japan will take flexible approach on entry ban, COVID-19 minister says
The government will present a policy covering whether to ease the entry rules as early as next week, a report said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2022
The COVID-19 vaccine we need now may not be a shot
Nasal vaccines may be the best way to prevent infections long term, because they provide protection exactly where it is needed to fend off the virus: the mucosal linings of the airways.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 2, 2022
Behind Neil Young vs. Spotify, a fraught relationship with musicians
In the past, many musicians have spoken out over what they see as the unfairness of the streaming model overall.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 1, 2022
COVID’s new divide: risk takers vs. the risk averse
In Italy, with its high vaccination rate, the social schism revolves less around who's gotten a shot, and more around lifestyles and comfort levels of living with the coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 1, 2022
Japan scrambles to speed up slowest booster rollout among developed nations
Less than 4% of all residents have received their booster, with the rollout stymied by initial plans for an eight-month shot interval and a seeming preference for Pfizer's vaccine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 1, 2022
How does Merck's COVID-19 pill compare to Pfizer's?
Pfizer said final trial results showed that its treatment reduced the chance of hospitalization or death by 89%, while Merck said their pill reduced those chances by 30%.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / EXPLAINER
Jan 31, 2022
Looking to get your booster in Japan? Here's what you need to know.
Efforts to increase the administration of boosters are ramping up, with a mass vaccination site run by the Self-Defense Forces having opened in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2022
Japan reopens COVID mass vaccination center in bid to speed up boosters
The Tokyo center, which opened amid criticism that the government has been slow to offer boosters amid the spread of the omicron variant, will be run by the SDF and offer the Moderna shot.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 30, 2022
Trucker vaccine rule brings polarizing protest to Canada’s capital
A convoy of truckers and others who oppose vaccine mandates has rolled into Ottawa for a weekend of rowdy protests.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 29, 2022
No, athletes are not dying from COVID-19 vaccines
The conspiracy theory that athletes are collapsing or dying after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine has resurfaced after two prominent voices advanced the idea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jan 28, 2022
Omicron has fueled a rapid COVID surge in Japan. Still, the endgame may be in sight.
Some experts are optimistic that more treatment options, a high vaccination rate and a so-far lower mortality rate could herald a transition from pandemic to endemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 27, 2022
Moderna starts trial for omicron-specific booster shot
The news comes a day after rival vaccine developer Pfizer Inc. launched a similar trial.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Nippon Steel boosts efforts to woo U.S. Steel workers and politicians
Nippon Steel, Japan’s top steelmaker, is sending Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President Takahiro Mori to Pittsburgh next week where he’ll meet with local staff and elected officials.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Things may look perfect to the outside world, but today's mom is fine with some imperfection at home.
How 'Reiwa moms' are reshaping motherhood in Japan
By Mai Yoshikawa

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Cultural properties:A Fujiya Hotel insider’s view
Cultural properties:A Fujiya Hotel insider’s view

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER