Japan to lower minimum age to 16 at state-run vaccination sites

Japan's state-run mass COVID-19 inoculation centers will begin giving shots to people aged 16 and over from next month, the Defense Ministry said Friday, lowering the minimum age from 18 amid the spread of the virus among younger people.The move by the centers in Tokyo and Osaka, which the Self-Defense Forces run, comes as the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus leads to more infections among children.At the Tokyo site, 500 slots per day will be reserved for those between the ages of 16 to 18, while the Osaka site will set aside 250 slots. Reservations will be accepted from O…READ FULL ARTICLE