People's Daily, Tokyo, February 17 (Li Muhang) According to NHK TV, Japanese Minister of Health, Labor and Labor Shigeyuki Goto said on the 14th that the Japanese government has ordered an additional 10 million doses of vaccines from the US Pfizer Pharmaceutical Company and is expected to arrive in Japan in March.
Japanese Minister of Health, Labor and Labor Shigeyuki Goto. (Screenshot of NHK TV's video)
According to the announcement of Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Japan plans to purchase 120 million doses of vaccines from Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in the United States this year, and the two parties have signed a contract. In addition, Japan will purchase 18 million doses of vaccines from Moderna in the first quarter of this year, and also signed a contract with the company to provide 75 million doses of vaccines in the first half of the year.
Goto Shigeyuki said in a reporter on the 14th that in order to speed up the promotion of enhanced vaccination, Japan decided to order another 10 million doses of vaccine from Pfizer, which is planned to arrive next month. It is estimated that Japan will be able to purchase 46 million doses of Pfizer vaccine in the first quarter of this year, including 12 million doses of vaccines for children aged 5-11 and 34 million doses of ordinary vaccines.
Shigeru Goto said that the third dose of vaccination has certain effects on preventing infection with the new coronavirus and severe illness. It is recommended that people get vaccinated as soon as possible.
Japan's enhanced injection vaccination rate is 9.4%
The latest statistics released by the Japanese government on the 14th showed that since the third dose of the vaccine was launched in December 2021, 11.93 million 1,063 people have received enhanced injections, accounting for 9.4% of the total population.
Currently, the vaccination rate of strengthening needles in Japan is 9.4%. (Video screenshot of NHK TV)
According to reports, February 8 was the day with the largest number of people vaccinated against the new crown vaccine in Japan, with about 622,000 people.
In addition, the total number of people who received the first dose of the new crown vaccine in Japan was 11.514450, accounting for 80.2% of the total population (including children under the age of 12); the total number of people who received the second dose of the vaccine was 99.992642, accounting for 79% of the total population.
Source: People's Daily-Japanese Channel
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