JAPAN GOVT. TO SET ASIDE $4.7 BILLION FOR FY 2021 IN RESERVE FUNDS

Highlights –

• Japan govt. to set aside $4.7 billion for FY 2021 in reserve funds.
• The funds will be earmarked to purchase more COVID-19 vaccines.
• Pfizer is expected to supply 50 million doses from July through September.
• Japan Prime Minister govt. is in talks with Moderna and Novavax for 200 million doses of vaccine.

On Friday, Japan's Cabinet in a m....