JAPAN OPENED ONLINE COVID-19 VACCINATION SLOTS FROM MONDAY

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• Japan opened online COVID-19 vaccination slots from Monday.
• Residents of the capital's 23 wards aged 65 and above made appointments via the Defense Ministry's website.
• Bookings for the vaccination center in the ci...

JAPAN PLANS TO INCREASE COVID-19 VACCINE IMMUNIZATION RATES

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• Japan plans to increase COVID-19 vaccine immunization rates.
• The govt. plans to allow commuters to get vaccinated near their workplaces or schools.
• The priority shots for elderly residents are currently underway in Japan....

TARO KONO WARNS LOCAL GOVT. TO NOT WASTE COVID-19 VACCINE DOSES

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• Taro Kono warns local govt. to not waste COVID-19 vaccine doses.
• Japan began inoculating the elderly starting Monday.
• An initial 1,139 people aged 65 or older received shots of the vaccine yesterday.
• The govern...

JAPAN BEGINS COVID-19 INOCULATION OF ELDERLY PEOPLE FROM MONDAY

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• Japan begins COVID-19 inoculation of elderly people from Monday.
• Japan govt. is planning to secure vaccine shots for roughly 36 million people aged 65 or older.
• Local governments in at least 39 prefectures are scheduled t...

COVID-19 VACCINATION OF ELDERLY PEOPLE TO BEGIN IN APRIL OR LATER IN JAPAN

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• COVID-19 vaccination of elderly people to begin in April or later in Japan.
• Japan's Minister in charge of Administrative Reform Taro Kono indicated the same.
• Japan govt. will initially vaccinate 10,000 to 20,000 healt...

JAPAN GOVT. TO RAISE OUT-OF-POCKET MONEY FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE’S MEDICAL FEES

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• Japan govt. to raise out-of-pocket money for elderly people’s medical fees.
• The plan is said to be possibly approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday.
• The government wants to lower the burden on the working generation.

94 DOUBTFUL FLUSHOT CASES REPORTED IN SOUTH KOREA

• South Korea's public health organization disclosed Thursday that a count of 94 people, most of whom were past their prime, died after receiving seasonal flu vaccines.
• The deaths have given vent to public nervousness over the safety of such vaccines, but the Korea Disease Co...

ICADE ACQUIRES 9 HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN GERMANY AND FRANCE

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• Icade has signed preliminary agreements with Orpea to acquire a real-estate portfolio of nine nursing homes.
• The agreement covers eight nursing homes in Germany and one in France.
• The deal has been signed for a total of € 14...

FRANCE LIVID ABOUT THE CHINESE CLAIMS ABOUT ABANDONING ITS ELDERLY

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• France summons Chinese ambassador to rebuke about a story on the chine website about it abandoning its elderly population during  the pandemic
• Chinese diplomats, embassies and consulates have opened almost an unthinkable number of accounts since Hong ...