COVID-19 vaccination in Japan
Japan map by prefecture. Percentage of people got fully vaccinated by population as of 9rd of January 2023. | |
| Date | 17 February 2021 – 13 April 2023 |
|---|---|
| Location | Japan |
| Cause | COVID-19 pandemic in Japan |
| Target | Full immunisation of people in Japan against COVID-19 |
| Organised by | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare |
| Participants | 77,098,247 people have received at least one vaccine dose (7 September 2021) 61,995,078 have been fully vaccinated (received both vaccine doses, 7 September 2021) |
| Outcome | 81.8% of the Japanese population has received their first dose of a two-dose vaccine 80.6% has been fully vaccinated 58.8% has received a booster shot |
| Website | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare |
COVID-19 vaccination in Japan started later than in most other major economies. The country has frequently been regarded as "slow" in its vaccination efforts.
Japan has so far approved Pfizer–BioNTech, Moderna and Oxford–AstraZeneca for use. In April 2024, data from the government shows that 79.5% of people have had their second dose, while 80.4% have received first shot. Today, 79 percent of Japanese people have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine; 67 percent have received a third (booster) dose.