Japan begins vaccinating elderly as Tokyo tightens virus measures

Japan began vaccinating the elderly against COVID-19 on Monday, while Tokyo as well as Kyoto and Okinawa prefectures imposed tougher restrictions to fight a resurgence of infections.People aged 65 or older, a group of roughly 36 million people, became eligible to receive shots, nearly two months after the country began vaccinating health care workers.A total of 1,139 seniors received COVID-19 shots on the first day of the vaccination drive targeting that particular age group, the government said.The government hopes to deliver the necessary amount of the vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. and…READ FULL ARTICLE