Aeon, a major distributor, plans to provide large commercial facilities nationwide as venues when there is a request for cooperation from local governments regarding vaccination with the new coronavirus.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, a major financial company, is also planning to open training facilities, etc., and the movement of cooperation is spreading among companies.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare wants to start vaccination of the new coronavirus vaccine ahead of medical staff from the middle of next week, and from April, it will start vaccination of about 36 million elderly people aged 65 and over. I will.



Vaccinations are given at venues set up by medical institutions and local governments, but Aeon, a major distributor, has a policy of providing its own commercial facilities as venues when requested by local governments.



In order to avoid overcrowding, the target is expected to be a large commercial facility such as a shopping mall with a large space inside the store, and it has already been decided to provide facilities in Zama City, Kanagawa Prefecture.



Since we have received consultations from other local governments, Aeon has a policy of taking into consideration the business conditions of stores.



In addition, the financial giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has a policy of opening training centers and recreational facilities owned by group companies in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, etc. free of charge, and there is a movement among companies to cooperate in vaccination. is spreading.