Japan speeds up COVID vaccine rollout for elderly amid virus surge

Japan accelerated Monday its rollout of coronavirus vaccines with the aim of inoculating all of the elderly by the end of July amid a fourth wave of infections.The number of COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms in the country rose to a record 1,152, the health ministry said, as daily coronavirus cases reached more than 4,900 with Tokyo reporting 573 and Osaka Prefecture logging 668.The government will send vaccines to municipalities to administer to over 9 million people in two weeks from Monday, covering a quarter of the nation's elderly population of about 36 million and plans to distri…READ FULL ARTICLE