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Business group proposes vaccinating all pre-pandemic vaccine hopefuls
Friday 13th June, 06:37 AM JST
TOKYO ?
Japan?s most influential business group proposed Thursday that the government administer vaccines to all who desire them as protection against a possible pandemic outbreak, rather than limiting vaccine injections to healthcare workers and quarantine officials. The Japan Business Federation, widely known as Nippon Keidanren, also recommended that the government bolster stockpiles of such vaccines to enable all vaccination hopefuls to be given injections.
Japan has already stockpiled pandemic vaccines for 20 million people that are based on H5N1 avian influenza viruses. The government is planning to administer the vaccines to 6,000 quarantine officials, health care workers and other designated people shortly. It is also considering expanding the plan to vaccinate police officials. But the business lobby proposed that the government ??create an environment that would enable all people with desires to be vaccinated to be administered the vaccine, in addition to people who are engaged in professions for preserving crucial functions of society.??
Business group proposes vaccinating all pre-pandemic vaccine hopefuls
Friday 13th June, 06:37 AM JST
TOKYO ?
Japan?s most influential business group proposed Thursday that the government administer vaccines to all who desire them as protection against a possible pandemic outbreak, rather than limiting vaccine injections to healthcare workers and quarantine officials. The Japan Business Federation, widely known as Nippon Keidanren, also recommended that the government bolster stockpiles of such vaccines to enable all vaccination hopefuls to be given injections.
Japan has already stockpiled pandemic vaccines for 20 million people that are based on H5N1 avian influenza viruses. The government is planning to administer the vaccines to 6,000 quarantine officials, health care workers and other designated people shortly. It is also considering expanding the plan to vaccinate police officials. But the business lobby proposed that the government ??create an environment that would enable all people with desires to be vaccinated to be administered the vaccine, in addition to people who are engaged in professions for preserving crucial functions of society.??