Britain Expected to Announce Plans to Inoculate 12-to-15-Year-Olds 

The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center reported early Sunday that it has recorded 224.3 million global COVID-19 infections and 4.6 million global deaths.  The center also said 5.7 billion vaccines have been administered.    

Britain is expected to announce this week its plans for inoculating 12- to 15-year-old youngsters in the battle against the coronavirus.   The vaccine campaign will likely start later this month.    More than 50% of Japan’s population has received COVID-19 vaccines, according to the Japanese government.  Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said in a television interview Sunday that the inoculation rate is expected to reach 60% by the end of September.   Myanmar is fighting a third COVID-19 wave at a time of increasing political tensions.