{"id":6561,"date":"2020-10-27T17:16:57","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T09:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=6561"},"modified":"2020-10-27T17:17:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T09:17:00","slug":"japanese-citizens-to-get-free-covid-19-vaccination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=6561","title":{"rendered":"Japanese citizens to get free COVID-19 vaccination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TOKYO, Oct.&nbsp;27 &#8212; The Japanese government has passed amendments to the law, according to which the country\u2019s population would be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease for free, reported Sputnik news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Kyodo news agency report\u00a0on Tuesday, the vaccination will be obligatory, however, if there is insufficient evidence on vaccine safety, the obligation will be waived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/793e9647be77c39ceef9339db79b1dcf5f6076c259142-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"japanese\" class=\"wp-image-6562\" width=\"476\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/793e9647be77c39ceef9339db79b1dcf5f6076c259142-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/793e9647be77c39ceef9339db79b1dcf5f6076c259142-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/793e9647be77c39ceef9339db79b1dcf5f6076c259142-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/793e9647be77c39ceef9339db79b1dcf5f6076c259142-160x100.jpg 160w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/793e9647be77c39ceef9339db79b1dcf5f6076c259142-350x219.jpg 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/793e9647be77c39ceef9339db79b1dcf5f6076c259142-800x500.jpg 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/793e9647be77c39ceef9339db79b1dcf5f6076c259142.jpg 1110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Japanese government will also pay compensation in the event of adverse reactions following the inoculation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan expects to have the COVID-19 vaccine in the first half of 2021, which will be sufficient for the entire population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In early September, Japan decided to buy 120 million doses of a vaccine being developed by the US pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, and another 120 million doses from the UK\u2019s AstraZeneca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/world\/news.php?id=1894202\">BERNAMA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOKYO, Oct.&nbsp;27 &#8212; 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