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Japan decided to inject the fourth dose of the vaccine to its people

The above decision was made after an expert panel of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Japan approval of injection plan fourth dose of vaccine for the reason that the effectiveness of vaccines tends to decrease after a certain time.

However, up to this point, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has not yet decided when to deploy and who will receive the fourth injection as well as the interval between the third and fourth injections.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said the Japanese government will make a decision after listening to experts.

Most likely Japan will use vaccine against COVID-19 of Pfizer or Moderna for the fourth injection because the Japanese Government previously decided to buy 145 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccine from these two companies..

On the other hand, unlike the first three injections, there may be a fee for the fourth injection.

Japan decided to give people a fourth dose of the vaccine - Photo 1.

Health workers give people a COVID-19 vaccine in Osaka, Japan. (Photo: Kyodo/VNA)

In addition to Japan, Israel and the United Kingdom have recommended a fourth dose of the vaccine, but limited to healthcare workers and those at risk of severe symptoms.

Statistics from the Japanese Government show that as of March 23, more than 102.23 million people in this country have received at least one injection, of which nearly 100.54 million people have received the second dose. two. For the third shot alone, more than 46.64 million people in the country have been vaccinated, accounting for about 37% of the population.

On March 24, Japan recorded 49,930 new cases, down 3,600 cases from a week earlier but an increase of 8,892 cases compared to a day earlier. The number of deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic also increased by 4 cases compared to the previous day, to 126 people.

In Tokyo alone, the number of new cases increased by 414 from a week earlier, to 8,875. This is the first time since March 3, the number of new cases in this city increased again.

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