87: Half a million and counting: Japan's rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine w/ Lisa Du

<div>Bloomberg reporter Lisa Du joins Deep Dive to discuss how Japan's vaccine rollout has gone so far, and the challenges the program may face going forward.<br> <br> <strong>Read more: </strong> </div> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/03/22/national/japan-coronavirus-vaccine-rollout-survey/">65% see Japan's vaccine rollout as slow, poll finds</a> (The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/03/17/national/vaccine-poll-results/">62.1% of Japanese willing to have COVID-19 vaccination, survey says</a> (The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/03/07/national/japan-may-approve-second-covid-19-vaccine-may-health-minister-says/">Japan may approve second COVID-19 vaccine in May, health minister says</a> (The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/03/22/national/russian-chinese-vaccines-japan/">Trials and transparency stand in way of Japan's acquisition of non-Western shots</a> (Osamu Tsukimori, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/03/19/national/vaccine-passports/">'Vaccine passports' could help global travel resume. But is Japan on board?</a> (Magdalena Osumi, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-23/eu-to-scrap-country-exemptions-for-vaccine-export-curbs">EU set to tighten vaccine export rules amid U.K. tensions</a> (Bloomberg)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-23/astra-s-pain-grows-as-u-s-questions-already-beleaguered-vaccine">Astra’s pain grows as U.S. questions beleaguered vaccine</a> (Bloomberg)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/podcast/episode-77-will-japan-get-vaccine-covid-19/">Episode 77: When will Japan get a vaccine for COVID-19?</a> (Deep Dive podcast)</li> </ul> <div> <br> <strong>On this episode: </strong> </div> <div>Lisa Du: <a href="https://twitter.com/lisadont">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AS35MhUtH3A/lisa-du">Articles</a> <