Japan: Covid vaccination collapses due to "strong computer problem" with dating system

The vaccination system in Japan, which allows you to book an appointment to receive the injection against the coronavirus, has collapsed this Wednesday due to a technical problem, as confirmed by the authorities. The online system to request an appointment has been down in various parts of the country, such as Tokyo and Minoo, in Osaka prefecture, due to a global problem registered in the software used by the government, the American Salesforce. , the director of the company, Parker Harris, has indicated on his Twitter account that the company has suffered a “major problem.” This has drawn criticism from many users, who have asked that the elderly can be vaccinated without first requesting an appointment. The Japanese Ministry of Health has faced numerous technical problems throughout the pandemic, since the failures of the application of Trace infections to the database used by health workers. Japan has vaccinated only 2.8 percent of its population, the lowest rate among developed countries. The government, however, has an ambitious plan to vaccinate 36 million people by July, when the Olympic Games are scheduled to take place. The minister in charge of vaccine management, Taro Kono, has urged the population to be patient and take steps to gain access to the appointment request system. A “prudent” decision about the Olympics Japan must make a “prudent” decision about holding the Tokyo Olympics this summer, warned one of top Japanese politicians, when the country suffers an increase in coronavirus cases.Toshihiro Nikai, general secretary of the Liberal Democratic Party (PLD) and number two of this conservative formation in power, also wants experts to determine whether it is feasible to hold the Olympic Games scheduled for July 23 to August 8 after being postponed. one year in 2020 due to the pandemic, the Jiji agency reported. “A prudent decision will be needed in the future,” Nikai said when asked about the Games, Jiji Press reported Monday night. Asked about the conditions necessary to hold them safely, he added: “There are Olympic experts. It is important to wait for the judgment of the experts. ”In mid-April, Nikai declared that canceling the Games remains an option if the health situation worsens. “We will have to cancel (the Games) without hesitation if it is no longer possible,” he told Japanese television TBS. All polls have shown for months that the majority of the Japanese population continues to oppose the Games this year. He prefers to have them canceled or postponed again.Tokyo and other departments are under the regime of a state of emergency due to the coronavirus, which will last at least until the end of May. The situation forced the organizers of the Olympic Games to announce on Monday a postponement of the visit that the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, had planned to make this month. Olympic officials maintain that the Games can be held “in totally safe ”and have put in place very strict regulations that they say will prevent the spread of the virus.They have organized a series of tests in recent days, including with international athletes, proving, according to them, that their rules will guarantee the safety of the Games. But the concern remains: the Japanese medical system is under pressure and vaccination is progressing very slowly. Japanese tennis players Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori called for a “discussion” on the viability of the Games.