Japan business leaders suggest ways for gov't to speed up vaccination rate

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'The government and local administrations must not be constrained by outdated thinking and must make effective use of private sector expertise,' Japanese business leaders say.

Japan has secured the largest quantity of COVID-19 vaccines in Asia, as it gears up for the summer Olympics. But it has inoculated only 1.6% of its population so far, the slowest among wealthy countries.

Twenty-four business leaders, including e-commerce group Rakuten's chief executive officer Hiroshi Mikitani, and Nobel-winning stem cell biologist Shinya Yamanaka said a bolder and coordinated effort was needed to speed up vaccinations. They urged the government to simplify vaccine application procedures, quicken administration of vaccines by allowing them to be done using a drive-through system andThe proposals also called for the government to manage vaccination records to encourage residents and visitors from outside Japan who have been inoculated to resume economic activities.

 

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