In Japan, South Korea and New Zealand, the vaccination rates are languishing in the single figures. But meanwhile, previously successful countries are being left exposed to the virus and face longer delays in reopening to the world. And once it did start getting shots, Japan faced a shortage of people to administer them. Getting shots from pharmacists at drug stores like in the U.S. or from volunteers with no medical background other than a brief training like in Britain remains unthinkable in Japan. By next year, she said, it will likely once again be developing nations that are left behind.

Source: ABC News May 13, 2021 04:30 UTC