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EU vaccine restrictions to impact Japan's supply
By EUobserver
The EU's recent decision to restrict exports of vaccines to make sure it gets its doses delivered first will cause ripples around the world, Taro Kono, a Japanese minister in charge of fighting the pandemic, indicated on Monday. "The EU has enacted this export transparency mechanism, and it is affecting Japan's supply schedule," he said, Reuters reports, as Japan prepared to start its inoculation drive later this month.