77,098,247 people have received at least one vaccine dose (7 September 2021) 61,995,078 have been fully vaccinated (received both vaccine doses, 7 September 2021)[2][3]
Outcome
81.8% of the Japanese population has received their first dose of a two-dose vaccine 80.6% has been fully vaccinated 58.8% has received a booster shot
COVID-19 vaccination in Japan started later than in most other major economies.[4] The country has frequently been regarded as "slow" in its vaccination efforts.[5][6]
Japan has so far approved
Pfizer–BioNTech,
Moderna and
Oxford–AstraZeneca for use. In April 2024, data from the government shows that 79.5% of people have had their second dose, while 80.4% have received first shot.[7] Today, 79 percent of Japanese people have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine; 67 percent have received a third (booster) dose.[8]
Background
On 14 February 2021, Pfizer was approved by the government of Japan,[9] and was deployed on 17 February 2021.[10] On 28 May 2021, Pfizer was approved by the Japanese health ministry panel for adolescents aged between 12 and 15 years.[11]
Note: Japan has donated 1.24 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Taiwan and 1 million doses to Vietnam. There are plans to send additional 2 million doses to these countries. Japan has also donated 1 million doses each to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.[21] Japan also donates over 2 million doses of AstraZeneca Vaccine to Iran through COVAX. [22]
Phase I–II (152) A Phase 1/2 Study to Assess the Safety, Immunogenicity and Recommended Dose of DS-5670a (COVID-19 Vaccine) in Japanese Healthy Adults and Elderly Subjects. Mar 2021 – Jul 2022, Japan
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In April 2021, prime minister
Suga Yoshihide announced that Japan will receive 50 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine after a meeting with the company's CEO.[4][34]
The roll out of the vaccines in Japan, with 4 percent of the population inoculated as of May 21, 2021, has led to criticisms of slow approval, disruptions on import, and the lack of medical professionals.[35][36] A poll conducted in April showed that more than 60 percent of people were dissatisfied with Japan's vaccine rollout, with experts stating that it was too late now to stop the spread of variants with vaccines.[37]
On May 21, 2021, several municipal governments in Kanagawa Prefecture were getting rid of their Moderna vaccine stocks as the doses are near their expiry date.[38] On June 5, 2022, around 740,000 Moderna doses will be disposed of due to being expired.[39]
Distribution issues
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