Japan eyes fourth COVID shots as latest surge begins to ease

Children between 12 and 17 years old to get third doses starting in April

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A woman receives a shot of the coronavirus vaccine in Tokyo. © Kyodo

HANA SLEVIN OHAMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan is preparing to offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose to adults as early as summer in an effort to prevent a new surge of infections after the sixth wave has begun to subside.

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