Japan panel says people 65 or older should get COVID vaccine priority

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A Japanese health ministry panel said on Friday that people aged 65 or older should get priority for vaccination against COVID-19 as the government sets guidelines that will also prioritise frontline healthcare workers and those with medical conditions.

The panel also specified chronic heart disease, chronic respiratory disease and chronic kidney disease, among others, as underlying conditions that should determine priority for the vaccine.

Another government panel this week recommended that priority be given to frontline medical professionals and workers at elderly care facilities, while the elderly and those with underlying health conditions should also receive priority.

 

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the data supports this

how old are th emembers of that panel?

What, no priority for minorities in Japan like they do in the US?

I can Understand that. You want to Vaccinate the most Vulnerable in Society First.

In Kenya, politicians would get the first priority

I'll pass thank you.

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