TOKYO -- More than 50 foreign countries are already administering COVID-19 vaccines. But Japan has yet to approve any, and many local governments responsible for organizing vaccinations on the ground are sounding alarms.
With no shots yet, authorities scramble to regain lost ground

A nurse administers Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine in the U.S. state of Arizona. More than 50 countries have already started vaccinating residents. © Reuters
TOKYO -- More than 50 foreign countries are already administering COVID-19 vaccines. But Japan has yet to approve any, and many local governments responsible for organizing vaccinations on the ground are sounding alarms.