Japan to procure enough COVID vaccines for all eligible by end-Sept.

Japan's vaccine minister said Sunday that Pfizer Inc. will increase supply of its coronavirus vaccine, allowing the country to procure enough doses by the end of September to inoculate all eligible residents.Taro Kono said on a Fuji TV program that Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla agreed to boost supply during telephone talks Saturday held as part of the premier's three-day visit to Washington for a meeting with President Joe Biden."We will work on a detailed schedule," Kono said during the program.Under its current contracts with the U.S. pharmaceutical giant, Jap…READ FULL ARTICLE