TOKYO -- Japanese localities have begun a scramble to secure medical personal to carry out a mass vaccination campaign against the coronavirus slated to start next week, with estimates predicting that 11,000 physicians are needed per day nationwide.
Mass inoculations to begin next week

The city of Kawasaki and the health ministry conduct a vaccination dry run to prepare for mass inoculation against the coronavirus. © Kyodo
TOKYO -- Japanese localities have begun a scramble to secure medical personal to carry out a mass vaccination campaign against the coronavirus slated to start next week, with estimates predicting that 11,000 physicians are needed per day nationwide.