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Japan begins administering COVID-19 booster shots

[서울=아시아뉴스통신] 레악카나기자 송고시간 2021-12-02 03:00

A nurse (R) receives her COVID-19 booster shot in Hachioji, Tokyo, on Dec. 1, 2021. (Photo by=Kyodo)

[Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] TOKYO: Japan started administering COVID-19 booster shots on Wednesday to individuals who received their second shot at least eight months ago amid growing concerns about the spread of a new coronavirus variant, Kyodo reported.

Third doses of the vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE were provided to health care professionals across the country, with the elderly and others expected to receive their booster shots from January to prevent the spread of infections and severe symptoms.  The government decided to administer booster shots after vaccine-induced immunity against infection was found to wane over time. The Omicron variant, designated as a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization, was confirmed in Japan for the first time on Tuesday, with a second case reported Wednesday.

Under the current policy in Japan, individuals aged 18 or older will be eligible for a booster shot and those at higher risk of developing severe symptoms, like the elderly, or those working in high-risk professions will be especially encouraged to get a third shot. Now, first and second shots will continue to be administered to unvaccinated people in the country. Japan has inoculated over 75 percent of its population with two COVID-19 shots, according to the government, while new coronavirus cases have sharply decreased with only 132 new cases reported across the country on Tuesday.



 

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