Japan asks Pfizer for extra supplies of coronavirus vaccine

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has asked Pfizer for additional supplies of the Covid-19 vaccine to speed up an inoculation drive that lags behind many other countries (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has asked Pfizer for additional supplies of the Covid-19 vaccine to speed up an inoculation drive that lags behind many other countries.

Mr Suga, after holding talks with President Joe Biden at the White House, wrapped up his Washington visit on Saturday with a phone call to Pfizer chief executive Albert Bourla.