A Tokyo hospital staff member checks the condition of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine with delivery staff at a hospital in Tokyo, Japan, February 16, 2021. Kimimasa Mayama/Pool via REUTERS
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will kick off its COVID-19 vaccination programme on Wednesday amid concerns that a shortage of special syringes could lead to the waste of millions of doses of Pfizer vaccine as the country grapples with its third and most serious wave of infections.
Japan's vaccination programme chief Taro Kono announced the launch of the programme at a news conference on Tuesday after the government officially approved Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday, the first such approval in Japan.
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