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The COVID-19 vaccination in Japan began on 17 February 2021, more than a month after the first anniversary of the beginning of the pandemic in the country was commemorated. As of 22 October 2021, about 96.4 million people in Japan received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while about 86.9 million were fully vaccinated.
Japan has so far approved Pfizer–BioNTech, Moderna and Oxford–AstraZeneca for use. In April 2024, data from the government shows that 79.5% of people have had their second dose, while 80.4% have received first shot. [7] Today, 79 percent of Japanese people have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine; 67 percent have received a third ...
A Japanese health ministry panel on Monday recommended approval for an updated version of Daiichi Sankyo's COVID-19 vaccine, the Kyodo news agency said. The mRNA-based shot was initially approved ...
Armed conflicts and attacks. Israel–Hamas war. Al-Shifa Hospital siege. A third mass grave holding at least 49 bodies is discovered in Gaza City 's al-Shifa Hospital. (Al Jazeera) (The Hill) Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war. Israel reopens the Kerem Shalom border crossing, allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Japan faces its most serious situation since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the country's top medical adviser warned on Thursday, urging the government to send a "clearer, stronger message" about ...
Japan ended some of the world's strictest COVID-19 border restrictions a year ago when it resumed visa-free travel for many countries, and went on to scrap all remaining controls in May.
For the Netherlands, based on overall excess mortality, an estimated 20,000 people died from COVID-19 in 2020, [9] while only the death of 11,525 identified COVID-19 cases was registered. [8] The official count of COVID-19 deaths as of December 2021 is slightly more than 5.4 million, according to World Health Organization's report in May 2022.
January 2020[edit] On 16 January, Kanagawa Prefecture confirmed its first case of COVID-19 when a man in his 30s who had previously travelled to Wuhan tested positive for it, marking the first confirmed case in Japan. [6] [5] On 24 January, Tokyo Metropolis confirmed its first case of COVID-19. [9]