Japan's foreign residents ponder travelling for vaccines amid slow inoculation push

Japan only started vaccinating its sizeable elderly population this month and health experts say it may take till the winter or longer for most of the general populace to get access to the shots. - AP

TOKYO (Reuters):Japan's glacial Covid-19 inoculation push is prompting some foreign residents to consider flying to other countries to get vaccinated, as the pandemic surges again with no shots in sight for everyday people.

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga negotiated with the CEO of Pfizer Inc on Saturday (April 18) to secure more vaccine doses, now expected to be enough for all residents by September. That's well after the scheduled start of the Tokyo Olympics and far behind the pace of most major economies.