Rubella test using coupon for the first briefing session by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on September 10 at 19:35 on September 10
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has held a briefing session that gathered company personnel for the first time because coupons that can be inspected for rubella have not been used, and are distributed to middle-aged and elderly men to prevent the spread of rubella infection. Called to open and actively use.
Rubella is a viral infection that can damage a baby who is born when a pregnant woman is infected.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare distributes coupons that can be used for immunity testing and vaccination free of charge for men aged 40 to 57, who are the center of the epidemic. As of the end of June, it is 340,000, which is about one-tenth of the target number.
On the 10th, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare held a briefing session for companies for the first time, and about 240 people gathered mainly in Tokyo. Among them, a person in charge of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare explained that if coupons can be used, companies can perform inspections and vaccinations without incurring costs during regular medical checkups, and called for active use.
The person in charge of the company who participated in the briefing session said, “I want to incorporate it into the medical checkup to fulfill my social responsibilities, but it was a very good opportunity because I didn't know the specific method.” I was talking.
Dr. Hiroaki Gato, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's Vaccinations Office, said, “I would like to encourage the use of coupons by having companies incorporate them into medical checkups.”