Over 70% of Japan's elderly to be vaccinated by end of July: tally

Some 75 percent of people aged 65 and over in Japan have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, with most of them set to be fully vaccinated by the end of July, a government tally showed Saturday.The drive, launched in April to vaccinate the elderly population of around 35.48 million, has gained momentum under Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's target to finish inoculating the demographic by the end of July.Challenges remain, however, in expanding vaccinations to those under 65 as the government is unable to distribute doses quickly enough.Due to a supply shortfall, some municipalit…READ FULL ARTICLE