The Japanese to get free coronavirus vaccine

The upper house of Japan’s parliament has approved a bill, which says the government will cover all vaccine costs for Japan's 126 million residents.
03.12.2020 10:50:35 / English News

Japanese government will distribute free coronavirus vaccines to all of its citizens under the bill approved Wednesday.

The government has bought Covid-19 vaccines for 60 million people from Pfizer, which get an emergency-use approval in the United Kingdom, and for a further 25 million people from Moderna.

It will also receive 120 million doses of coronavirus vaccine from AstraZeneca.

Japan has so far reported more than 153,000 COVID-19 cases with 1,908 deaths and 127,000 recoveries. (ILKHA)