JAPAN OPEN MORE VACCINATION CENTERS AHEAD OF THE OLYMPIC GANES
The Japanese government desperate to host the olympics this year is desperately making preparations to meet demands in time for the competition
Japan has started mobilizing military doctors and nurses to give shots to elderly people in Tokyo and Osaka on Monday as the government desperately tries to accelerate its vaccination rollout and curb coronavirus infections just two months before hosting the Olympics.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is determined to hold the Olympics in Tokyo after a one-year delay and has made an ambitious pledge to finish vaccinating the country’s 36 million elderly people by the end of July.
Despite skepticism it’s possible. Worries about public safety while many Japanese remain unvaccinated have prompted growing protests and calls for canceling the Games set to start on July 23.
Suga’s government has repeatedly expanded the area and duration of a virus state of emergency since late April and has made its virus-fighting measures stricter. Currently,
Tokyo and 9 other areas that are home to 40% of the country’s population are under the emergency and further extension is deemed unavoidable. But some countries have threatened to pull out it athletes from the events if the location isn't changed
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