The demographic makeup of serious patients is now mostly those in middle age and younger
A street lined with bars and restaurants is shown in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, in this August 29, 2021 file photo. Picture: BLOOMBERG/SOICHIRO KORIYAMAA
Those in their 20s and 30s in the capital of Tokyo now make up a larger proportion of new infections than the previous wave in January, before the vaccination program started. Past surges have started with infections concentrated in younger people — who are more mobile — and later spread to the elderly. But the current wave in Japan, which has taken nationwide daily cases to more than 25,000 in the worst numbers reported yet, has largely remained a scourge among the young.
A no-reservations-needed clinic for those 16-39 in the Shibuya neighbourhood of Tokyo opened last week. With a capacity of about 300 shots a day, it was quickly inundated. A Tokyo government official told national broadcaster NHK they hadn’t expected such demand among the youth. Over the weekend, a line of those who wanted vaccinations stretched from the Shibuya clinic into the trendy Harajuku area — nearly a 20-minute walk away.
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