Japan city uses tsunami lessons for Covid-19 vaccinations


A gymnasium which turned into a mass vaccination centre for the elderly is pictured in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, June 9, 2021. - Reuters

SOMA, Japan (Reuters): Tamio Hayashi, 77, doubted he could ever navigate the internet systems set up to register for Covid-19 vaccines across most of Japan.

He hated the idea of using the "troublesome" systems that have broken down and befuddled other older residents, hobbling Japan's inoculation push.

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