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JAPAN HEALTH MINISTRY PANEL APPROVES PFIZER VACCINE FOR 12-15 YEAR OLDS
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- Japan health ministry panel approves Pfizer vaccine for 12-15 year olds.
- The panel also gave the green light to extending the vaccine's maximum storage period.
- Pfizer has been working with the Pharmaceuticals and Medi...
JAPAN TO DISCUSS APPROVAL FOR MODERNA, ASTRAZENECA’S COVID-19 VACCINE
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- Japan to discuss approval for Moderna, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
- The formal approval could be expected to come on Friday.
- The same vaccines are used overseas for people aged 18 or older.
- Prime Minister Yosh...
JAPAN PLANNING TO INOCULATE CHILDREN BETWEEN 12 & 15 AGAINST COVID-19
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- Japan planning to inoculate children between 12 & 15 against COVID-19.
- Japan has so far authorized vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE.
- The details of the plan if the children can receive free shots with ...
47 CASES OF ANAPHYLAXIS FOUND AMONG VACCINATED HEALTH WORKERS IN JAPAN
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- 47 cases of anaphylaxis found among vaccinated health workers in Japan.
- The allergic reaction is said to be from Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine.
- The ministry however reported that everyone had recovered and there wa...
JAPAN’S SUICIDE RATE AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN INCREASED THE MOST IN 2020
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- Japan’s suicide rate among school children increased the most in 2020.
- In 2020 number of suicides among school children came up to 499.
- The rate of suicide was far higher among high school girls, i.e 140.
JAPAN’S DAIICHII BIOTECH STARTS MANUFCATURING ASTRAZENECA’S COVID-19 VACCINE
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- Japan’s Daiichi Biotech starts manufacturing AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.
- The Japanese drugmaker has begun manufacturing the vaccine based on an outsourcing agreement.
- The vaccine will be supplied after gai...
COVID-19 VACCINATION OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN JAPAN LIKELY TO BE DELAYED
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- COVID-19 vaccination of elderly people in Japan likely to be delayed.
- The initially anticipated date for inoculating elderly people was April.
- Japan govt. is unsure about the subsequent shipments of the vaccines due to t...
JAPAN RECEIVES ITS 1ST COVID-19 VACCINES FROM PFIZER INC.
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- Japan receives its 1st COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc.
- The vaccines are likely to be approved for domestic use on Sunday.
- Inoculations in Japan will begin on Wednesday if the approval is kept on schedule.
- Ar...
JAPAN HEALTH MINISTRY REPORTS LESS THAN 1% OF PEOPLE HAD COVID-19 ANTIBODIES
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- Japan Health Ministry reports less than 1% of people had COVID-19 antibodies.
- The govt. conducted tests of about 15,000 individuals at the end of 2020.
- Five prefectures participated in the antibodies test.
- In T...
JAPAN GOVT. TO SECURE 20,000 FREEZERS FOR HOSPITAL STORAGE OF COVID-19 VACCINES
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- Japan govt. to secure 20,000 freezers for hospital storage of COVID-19 vaccines.
- The govt. will sign contracts with four freezer makers.
- Japan govt. has secured 310 million vaccine doses from Pfizer Inc., Moderna Inc., an...
JAPAN TO COLLECT DATA OF PEOPLE INFECTED WITH COVID-19 EVEN AFTER VACCINATION
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- Japan to collect data of people infected with COVID-19 even after vaccination.
- The health ministry will prepare a system to gather vaccination records of all infected people.
- It will then evaluate the effectiveness of the...
SKIN MEDICATION TAINTED WITH A SLEEP-INDUCING DRUG KILLS A WOMAN IN JAPAN
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- Skin medication tainted with a sleep-inducing drug kills a woman in Japan.
- Kobayashi Kako Co., the maker of the drug announced the death of the woman.
- The woman passed away after ingesting “Itraconazole tablet 50 &l...
JAPAN TO USE RESERVATION SYSTEM TO CARRY OUT VACCINATIONS AT THE MUNICIPALITY LEVEL
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- Japan to use reservation system to carry out vaccinations at the municipality level.
- The plan has been approved by a panel of experts ahead of March’s mass vaccination program.
- Around 10,500 freezers capable of stor...
JAPAN HEALTH MINISTRY TO LAUNCH MULTILINGUAL SERVICE FOR COVID-19 TELEPHONE HELPLINE
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- Japan Health Ministry to launch multilingual service for COVID-19 telephone helpline.
- The telephone services will be launched ahead of next summer’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
- People will be able to receive co...
JAPAN HEALTH MINISTRY CAUTIONS OVER THE POSSIBLE RAPID SPREAD OF COVID-19
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- Japan Health Ministry cautions over the possible rapid spread of COVID-19.
- Around 1,548 new cases of people infected with the virus have been confirmed in Japan.
- Hokkaido confirmed around 920 new infection cases in the pa...
PRIORITY FOR COVID-19 VACCINES TO BE GIVEN TO ELDERS IN JAPAN
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- Priority for COVID-19 vaccines to be given to elders in Japan.
- Coupons for free vaccinations in order of priority will be distributed by Japan govt.
- The govt. is also planning to secure COVID-19 vaccines for all by the fi...
DATABASE OF BABYSITTERS COVICTED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT TO BE CREATED BY JAPAN’S HEALTH MINISTRY
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- Database of babysitters convicted for sexual assault to be created by Japan’s Health Ministry.
- This is to prevent them from continuing to work with children in the future unknown of their acts.
- The plan to cre...
JAPAN REPORTS THE NUMBER OF BABIES BORN IN 2020 TO DROP IN RECORD LOW
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- Japan reports the number of babies born in 2020 to drop in record low.
- The drop is expected to be around 845,000.
- In 2019, the record was below 865,239.
- The Japanese govt. is said to release an initial estimat...
JAPAN’S HEALTH MINISTRY REPORT DROP IN THE NUMBER OF NEWBORNS NEXT YEAR; PANDEMIC
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- Japan’s Health Ministry report drop in the number of newborns next year; Pandemic.
- The number of pregnancies in the country fell by 11.4 percent.
- In May newborn's birth rate saw the sharpest drop of 17.1 percen...