Posted on 11/14/2021 7:03:33 PM PST by AmericanInTokyo
Forty-three of Japan's 47 prefectural capitals, or 91.5 percent, will finish their initial two-dose COVID-19 vaccine rollout by the end this month, a Kyodo News survey showed Saturday, as local governments prepare to move onto the next phase of the inoculation program.
Japan's health ministry is expected to finalize details on third booster shots at a meeting Monday, with the shots set to be administered as early as next month.
According to a government tally released Friday, 94.58 million people, or 74.7 percent, of Japan's population of around 125 million have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with almost 100 million having received at least one dose.
The central government has called on local governments to wrap up their initial vaccination programs in early November, but in the absence of clear criteria many have aimed to finish once vaccination rates hit the 70 percent range.
The survey, which was conducted across Japan from Nov. 5 through last Wednesday, found that 15 prefectural capitals have already concluded their initial vaccination program.
Of these, eight cities including Nagoya and Fukuoka said they finished in the latter half of October, while seven others such as Yokohama and Okayama said they finished in early November.
Among the other 28 prefectural capitals to conclude their rollout this month, 21 said they planned to do so in the week of Nov. 29.
Three cities finished their rollout with vaccination rates of 80 percent or more, including Yamagata in northeastern Japan, which had the highest rate at 81.3 percent.
Twenty-seven cities finished, or will finish, in the 70 percent range, while the remainder said they would finish in the 60 percent range or did not respond.Government data showed that among people aged 65 and over in Japan, 91 percent had been fully vaccinated as of Nov. 8, compared with 69.3 percent of people in their 30s, 66.0 percent in their 20s and 60.8 percent of those aged between 12 and 19.
According to the University of Oxford's Our World in Data project, Japan's vaccination rate was almost on a par with Canada, which leads the Group of Seven nations at 75.1 percent, as of Thursday.
Vaccination rates in the United States and Britain, which were initially far ahead of Japan in inoculating their populations, stood at 57.4 percent and 67.4 percent, respectively.
Just had only about 25 reported cases of COVID-19 new infections yesterday in a Tokyo population of 14 MILLION.
In all of Japan (population 130 million, or 39% of USA) just two (2) reported COVID-caused deaths yesterday and day before).
Almost all semi-lockdowns now over, most people going back to normal, there never were mandatory vaccines here (except perhaps in the Japan Self Defense Forces). I would say maybe 98% surgical mask-wearing rate when you are out and around on the town, but that will be ending probably soon as people are tired of it, though patient. Conservative majority returned to Lower House in elections about three weeks ago, though lost some seats, but generally handling of COVID positively rated by Japanese populace). Booster shots have already begun, primarily over 65, frontline workers, or compromised health situations.
"....or 74.7 percent, of Japan's population of around 125 million have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with almost 100 million having received at least one dose."
One dose?
Three approved:
Pfizer. AstraZeneca. Moderna.
Johnson and Johnson not deemed safe.
Shionogi (domestic) in the late stage of clinical.
74% now double vaccinated out of the entire population, all ages.
Japan bureaucracy took FOREVER to get these three approved for use, something like three months behind the US, and it is very skittish about any kind of foreign-produced vaccinations without thorough retesting on Japanese patients first. Very low risk and thorough quality control nation, and protective of its people and its markets. China’s crap vaccines never took off here, never approved.
Yep. My experience from living there 14 years: citizens first, legal residents second, visitors third and illegal aliens on the next available flight out.
You do understand which race is the lowest denominator in susceptibility to the virus, don’t you?
Don’t buy food from Japan!
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