日本疫苗接種率為何發生巨大變化？ How did Japan make a dramatic shift in its vaccination rates?

　
In the space of several months, Japan has made a dramatic shift in its vaccination rates. At the beginning of June, only 3.5% of Japan’s population had been fully vaccinated. Six months later, 76% of Japanese are now fully immunized.

What’s more, 95% of the over-80 age group are now vaccinated. There is no sign of vaccine hesitancy in Japan. Experts say that fear drives extremely high vaccination rates, especially among the elderly. They saw how elderly people in other countries were dying and scrambled to get vaccinated.

友善讓你懂｜解說：

　
就在幾個月的時間裡，日本的疫苗接種率發生巨大變化。今年六月初時，還只有3.5%日本人接種完整兩劑疫苗；六個月後，已經有76%日本人免疫。

更重要的是，在80歲以上人口群裡，有高達95%接種疫苗，顯現日本似乎沒有接種疫苗的猶豫不決現象。專家指出，恐懼驅使當地極高的接種率，特別是對老人家來說，當他們看到其他國家的老人因病死亡，於是就爭先恐後地接種疫苗。

輕鬆帶著走｜學習：

　
來學學疫苗相關用語。打疫苗是「get vaccinated」或「be vaccinated」，而完整接種兩劑疫苗則是「be fully vaccinated」。

例句：In Taiwan, ​almost half of the population is fully vaccinated.
台灣約有一半人口已經完整接種疫苗。

本篇其他相關單字，介紹如下：

• vaccination　(n.) 接種疫苗  
• immunize　(v.) 藉由接種疫苗而免疫   
• hesitancy　(n.) 猶豫不決   
• elderly　(n.) 老人家
• scramble　(v.) 爭搶、爭先恐後