Japan is reportedly delaying its rollout of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine owing to a shortage of specialized syringes that can draw six shots from every vial. This oversight is likely to create a roadblock for the nation’s inoculation program, despite Japan having secured over 144 million shots.
Health minister Norihisa Tamura has revealed that standard syringes currently in use are not equipped to extract the final sixth dose from each vial produced by Pfizer. The procurement of 144 million shots of the vaccine was targeted towards catering to 72 million people, based on the assumption that each vial would contain 6 doses.
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