A rapid increase in the COVID-19 vaccination rate during the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2021 in Japan

Hirotake MoriDepartment of General Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanView further author information

Toshio NaitoDepartment of General Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]

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