FOCUS: Fire depts. mull how paramedics can speed up Japan's vaccine drive

As Japan prepares to allow paramedics to give COVID-19 vaccine shots to help accelerate the country's so-far sluggish rollout campaign, fire departments, which employ most holders of paramedic licenses, are discussing how to respond.One proposal is that since Japan's medical system remains under severe strain, the some 12,000 "latent paramedics" working at fire departments -- those who possess licenses but are currently assigned to non-medical duties -- should be encouraged to step forward.Japan launched its inoculation push in February for health care workers and later expanded it to peopl…READ FULL ARTICLE