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Japan on track to meet vaccination goal: Minister

Vaccine czar says there will be supplies to inoculate every Japanese twice by end-Sept

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Walter Sim‍ Japan Correspondent In Tokyo, Walter Sim

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Japan's vaccine roll-out may have hit a recent speed bump, but this will not derail the plan to finish inoculations by November, vaccine czar Taro Kono said yesterday.
Speaking to The Straits Times in a one-on-one interview, Mr Kono said: "By the end of September, we will get enough vaccine supply to inoculate every Japanese twice."
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