THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 20, 2021 at 18:05 JST
Taro Kono, left, the minister who will oversee the COVID-19 vaccination project, talks to health minister Norihisa Tamura before a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister’s office on Jan. 19.
Japan is banking on a vaccine as a game-changer in the COVID-19 pandemic, but it first must overcome a potential logistical nightmare, possible bureaucratic turf wars and labor shortages to inoculate the population. [Read More]
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