TOKYO -- Japan expects to receive enough coronavirus vaccine doses to fully immunize health care workers and the country's 36 million elderly people by the end of June, but questions remain about the capacity of localities to carry out the inoculations.
Taro Kono, Japan's vaccination czar, on Friday provided reporters with the timetable for deliveries of the two-dose regimen, based on the broad agreement for a schedule reached with vaccine maker Pfizer. The drug company said it will supply 144 million doses to Japan this year, enough to complete vaccinations for 72 million people.
