A 62-year-old mayor in western Japan has received the first dose of the novel coronavirus vaccine although he is not eligible under current regulations in the country, which preserve the inoculations for those age 65 or older and medical workers.Admitting that he received the shot on May 6, the first day of mass vaccination in the town of Kamikawa, Hyogo Prefecture, Sogo Yamana said Wednesday he did it for the sake of "crisis management" in the town.Yamana, founder of a public hospital in the town, also justified getting the shot ahead of his age cohort by citing infection risks at the hosp…READ FULL ARTICLE
