Japan sets up multilingual call center for COVID-19 vaccine inquiries

Japan's health ministry on Thursday began a multilingual service at its call center for those who want to inquire about the effectiveness of an approved COVID-19 vaccine and its possible side effects.The system supports calls in English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai and Vietnamese. The call center was initially launched in mid-February but had only been available in Japanese, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.The call center can be reached toll free at 0120-761770.On Wednesday, the ministry set up a Japanese-only website providing information about the cou…READ FULL ARTICLE