Japan’s Vaccination Policy: No Force, No Discrimination

Twenty-year-old women wearing kimonos wait to attend a postponed "Coming-of-Age Day" celebration ceremony, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at DisneySea in Urayasu, Japan, on March 7, 2021. Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images

Commentary

Japan’s ministry of health is taking a sensible, ethical approach to COVID vaccines. They recently labeled the vaccines with a warning about myocarditis and other risks. They also reaffirmed their commitment to adverse event reporting to document potential side effects.