Japan getting more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to immunise elderly faster

JCR Pharmaceuticals

02/04/2021 07:07

TOKYO, April 2 (Reuters) - Japan will receive bigger
shipments of Pfizer Inc's  PFE.N  COVID-19 vaccines to immunise
the elderly faster, the government said on Friday after
negotiating the increase in supplies.
    There would be enough vaccines distributed during the two
weeks from May 10 to give a first shot to half of Japan's 36
million elderly people, it said.
    Japan's immunisation campaign began in February, later than
most major economies, and the Pfizer vaccine is the only one on
offer.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2LR13Y
    Health workers have been prioritised, and as of Thursday 
more than 890,000 people had received at least the first of two
shots.

 (Reporting by Rocky Swift; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)
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