Japan's Response to COVID-19
- 18 June 2021
- 12:00pm – 1:15pm
- Online
- https://dajf.org.uk/event/japans-response-to-covid-19
- events@dajf.org.uk
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Although the impact of the pandemic has been much smaller in Japan than in other industrialised countries, there have still been substantial difficulties with Japan’s COVID-19 response. A third state of emergency has had to be announced in Tokyo, Osaka, and other prefectures to curb transmission. The vaccine roll-out has also been slow compared to other industrialised nations. In this webinar, Dr Hitoshi Oshitani will analyse the Japanese response to COVID-19, and its current status and challenges.
Date: Friday 18 June 2021
- UK Time: 12:00pm-1:15pm (BST)
- Japan Time: 8:00pm-9:15pm (GMT+9)
About the contributors
Professor Hitoshi Oshitani is a Professor in the Department of Virology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine. Before joining Tohoku University, he was a regional advisor at the World Health Organization’s Western Pacific Regional Office in Manila, Philippines, from 1999 to 2005, where he was responsible for emerging diseases including SARS and avian and pandemic influenza. He also worked as a technical expert for the Japan International Cooperation Agency in Zambia from 1991 to 1994. His main research interest is epidemiology and control of viral infections, particularly respiratory viruses such as influenza and respiratory syncytial viruses. His research group conducts infectious disease research, not only in Japan but also in other countries including the Philippines, Mongolia, and Zambia. He is a member of the advisory committee on COVID-19 response in Japan.
Professor Eric Brunner (Chair) is Professor of Social and Biological Epidemiology at University College London. He is Co-Editor of Health in Japan: Social Epidemiology of Japan since the 1964 Tokyo Olympics (2020).
