@salyavin Doc recommended COVID shots for the elderly, probably because Kp3 variant is reported to evade immunity acquired from previous injections.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/24/japan/science-health/covid-19-11th-wave/
Doc didn't say anything about the new Japanese vaccines; Takeda's recombinant protein & Meiji Seika's replicon types make up 8.4% & 13.2% respectively of the total 32.2M doses ordered in Japan for 2024/2025, so majority of clinics probably have stocks of Pfizer/Moderna/Daiichi Sankyo mRNA type.
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/expert/articles/12d25237c01916e9fef2f0b85b0180ffc91330ba