87: Half a million and counting: Japan's rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine w/ Lisa Du

Bloomberg reporter Lisa Du joins Deep Dive to discuss how Japan's vaccine rollout has gone so far, and the challenges the program may face going forward.

Read more:

• 65% see Japan's vaccine rollout as slow, poll finds • (The Japan Times)

• 62.1% of Japanese willing to have COVID-19 vaccination, survey says • (The Japan Times)

• Japan may approve second COVID-19 vaccine in May, health minister says • (The Japan Times)

• Trials and transparency stand in way of Japan's acquisition of non-Western shots • (Osamu Tsukimori, The Japan Times)

• 'Vaccine passports' could help global travel resume. But is Japan on board? • (Magdalena Osumi, The Japan Times)

• EU set to tighten vaccine export rules amid U.K. tensions • (Bloomberg)

• Astra’s pain grows as U.S. questions beleaguered vaccine • (Bloomberg)

• Episode 77: When will Japan get a vaccine for COVID-19? • (Deep Dive podcast)

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Lisa Du: Twitter | Articles

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Photo: A medical worker gets a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a Tokyo hospital on March 10. | KYODO