Over 50% of Japan population fully vaccinated, catching up with U.S.

More than 50 percent of Japan's population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, government data showed Monday, with the inoculation rate finally catching up with countries such as the United States after a slow start marred by vaccine supply shortages.Of the nation's population of 125 million, about 64 million people, or 50.9 percent, had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine as of Monday, after the inoculation program was launched in February initially for health care workers and expanded to the elderly and later to other members of the public.Over 60 percent of the population is…READ FULL ARTICLE