Claim: More than 70% of Japan's population has received the COVID-19 vaccines, and the government is moving ahead with a booster shot in December. But a conservative radio host in the U.S. falsely claimed, "Japan drops vax rollout, goes to Ivermectin." Japan hasn't stopped its vaccine program and hasn't approved ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment.
Fact-check: Japan Continues to Use Vaccines, Not Ivermectin, to Fight COVID-19 - FactCheck.org
Verdict: more than 70% of japan's population has received the covid-19 vaccines, and the government is moving ahead with a booster shot in december. but a conservative radio host in the u.s. falsely claimed, "japan drops vax rollout, goes to ivermectin." japan hasn't stopped its vaccine program and hasn't approved ivermectin as a covid-19 treatment.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Nora Macaluso
Date published: 2021-11-04T21:40:23