Flaw in Japan Covid vaccine booking system causes disarray

News that online system is open to abuse overshadows efforts by Tokyo to speed up slow rollout

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A flaw in Japan's coronavirus inoculation programme has been exposed barely a day after the government opened a facility in Tokyo designed to speed up the country's slow vaccine rollout.

The glitch - which allows people to make jab reservations using false information - has proved an embarrassment for the government, which is facing renewed criticism for its handling of the pandemic.