Japan govt panel says people aged 65 or older should get priority on COVID-19 vaccine

FILE PHOTO: A woman in personal protective equipment (PPE) walks on the street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan December 19, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese health ministry panel said on Friday the elderly aged 65 or older should be given priority to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The panel also said people with underlying conditions including chronic heart disease, chronic respiratory disease and chronic kidney disease, among others, should also be given priority to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Shri Navaratnam

source: reuters.com