To rubella measures implementation survey of large companies etc. Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare February 4 6:04
February 4 is Rubella Day. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare holds an event in Tokyo to call for antibody tests and vaccinations.In the future, it will conduct a questionnaire survey of about 1,400 large companies nationwide to ask about the implementation status of rubella measures, I'm going to help.
Rubella is an infectious disease caused by the virus. Last year, 2,306 people were infected, and when a pregnant woman becomes infected, the heart, eyes, and ears of the resulting child may be affected.
February 4 is considered a day of rubella from the confluence, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will hold an event in Tokyo to call for an antibody test or vaccination.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has set up a new in-house person in charge of rubella control for approximately 1,400 large companies nationwide in order to strengthen measures against rubella before the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. We are asking you to introduce a test.
In the future, we will conduct a questionnaire survey for large companies to ask about the implementation status of the measures.
Specifically, we ask how many employees have undergone antibody tests and whether they plan to introduce antibody tests in the future.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has set a goal to conduct antibody tests on 4.8 million people by the end of July, before the Olympics, and will provide individual support to companies that need it.