About 17 months have passed since the outbreak of the COVID-19 infection in Japan. Tokyo and other nine prefectures are under the state of emergency now.
The situation is, of course, different from other countries. Some points are better than many foreign countries; some points are worse.
Good points: the numbers of confirmed cases as well as victims are far smaller than those in the U.S. and European countries. The numbers are about 720 thousand and 12 thousand, respectively. The levels per million are 5-10% of the levels in the U.S. and major European countries.
Bad points: The pace of vaccination is slow. It is far behind the paces achieved in the U.S. and major European countries.
Around 50 persons in 100 persons have already received vaccination of COVID-19 in the U.S. and U.K. as of May 26, according to “Our World in Data.” The figures are nearly 40% in Germany, France and other major European countries. The number is 6 in Japan.
The vaccination started in February in the facilities of the local governments.
To national government opened mass-vaccination sites in Tokyo and Osaka on May 24 (two days ago). The services are provided by the medical staff in the Self-Defense Agency.
I visited the Tokyo site in Otemachi, central Tokyo. The government building is used for the service.
Temporary tents are places.
There are many signboards near the subway stations to show the way to the vaccination site.
The government plans to finish vaccination for all 350 million people at 65-year old or more by the end of July. Younger people are planned to get the services after the period.
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