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Japan kicks off nationwide Covid vaccination drive

Japan begins COVID-19 vaccinations, medical workers first to receive jabs - World News

2021-02-17 08:35:34 GMT2021-02-17 16:35:34(Beijing Time) Xinhua English Video Player Close TOKYO, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) Japan on Wednesday began administering its first COVID-19 vaccinations to medical workers, with the first inoculations using the vaccine developed by U.S. pharmaceutical firm Pfizer and German partner BioNTech taking place at the National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center. Around 40,000 medical workers will receive the first jabs, double the number initially planned, with 12 of around 800 workers at the medical center in the capital first to be vaccinated on Wednesday and reporting no immediate side effects. Of the 40,000 medical workers at 100 facilities nationwide, 20,000 doctors and nurses will be asked to maintain records on a daily basis for seven weeks after taking the first of two shots which will be administered three weeks apart.

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