Japan's prime minister orders coronavirus vaccination center in Tokyo Hope to acceler

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Mr. Yoshihide Suga, Prime Minister of Japan Has ordered Mr. Nobuo Kishi, Minister of Defense of Japan. Established a large vaccination slotxo center in Tokyo to provide vaccination against COVID-19. To the elderly faster
Mr. Kishi said that The vaccination center will open May 24, will be attended by doctors and nurses from the Self Defense Force (SDF) and will operate for three months.


The source stated that The vast majority of visitors to the vaccination center are estimated to be about 900,000 people aged 65 or over, residing in Tokyo and Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama prefectures, where vaccination centers use the vaccine. Of moderna

The report states that The Health Ministry is reviewing Moderna vaccine. And current municipalities Is using Pfizer's vaccine

Kyodo news agency reported that The vaccination center will be operated in a government building in Tokyo's Otemachi Ward. With assistance from the Cabinet Office and the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

Mr. Kishi stated that Mr. Suga said that "The Ministry of Defense and the Self-Defense Forces Is the last line of defense of Japan I urge you to do that role in the COVID-19 countermeasures. Which is an essential part of the country's crisis management "

Japan starts a vaccination program against COVID-19 In mid-February But it is lagging behind other developed countries such as Israel, Britain and the United States, with only about 1% of the 126 million people now getting at least one vaccine, most of them public health workers.

Mr. Suga said, The Japanese government aims to vaccinate against COVID-19. To the elderly to complete by the end of July. This means Japan needs to speed up vaccination much faster.