Japan Mulls Offering Fourth Vaccine Dose on an Opt-In Basis

Japan Mulls Offering Fourth Vaccine Dose on an Opt-In Basis
People walk in Shibuya shopping area, during a state of emergency amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan Aug. 29, 2021. Androniki Christodoulou/Reuters
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Japan’s government is considering offering a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose for those who want to receive it as early as this summer, a local newspaper reported on Friday.

An unidentified government official told Yomiuri Shimbun that Japan is able to secure sufficient vaccine supplies for individuals who wish to receive the fourth dose, given that 44 million surplus doses from the first and second vaccination programs were used for the third dose.
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