Japan's COVID-19 herd immunity near 90% after Omicron wave —study

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About 65% of Japan’s population has received at least one COVID booster, compared to about 33% in the US.

Japan’s population level immunity to COVID-19 has reached about 90% in major population areas after a recent Omicron wave, though that level of protection is likely to diminish in a matter of months, according to a study published on Tuesday.

People in Tokyo, Osaka and the southern prefecture of Okinawa got most of their immunity through contagion amid high case counts in those areas, particularly during a seventh wave of infections that peaked last month, the researchers found.

 

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