Influenza vaccination Priority starts in various places such as the elderly October 1, 20:02
Influenza vaccination began nationwide from the 1st, and medical institutions in Kyoto Prefecture are also giving priority to vaccinations for elderly people who are likely to become severely ill in preparation for the simultaneous epidemic of the new corona virus and influenza.
Before the influenza epidemic, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare prioritizes vaccinations for elderly people aged 65 and over and pregnant women who are subject to regular vaccination from the 1st, and other people at high risk of aggravation. Is calling to wait until the 26th of this month.
Vaccinations began on the 1st at medical institutions in Kyoto Prefecture, and of these, elderly people and others visited the clinic in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, and were vaccinated.
At this clinic, as of one day, about 80% of the people who received the vaccination in the previous season have already been booked, so please ask healthy young people to delay the vaccination period. It means that there is.
Fumihiko Ikeda, director of the Ikeda Internal Medicine Oike Clinic, said, "I feel that it is quicker to get vaccinated than usual. Elderly people are prioritized, but there are many people in the hospitality industry in Kyoto, so I want to respond flexibly. I think that the government has secured a certain amount of vaccine, so I would like you to have a calm consultation without hurry. "
Inoculation begins at the pediatric clinic
Regarding influenza vaccine, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is calling for priority vaccination of elderly people who are at high risk of becoming severe, but the Japan Pediatric Association says that infants are also at high risk and should refrain from uniformly delaying the vaccination period of children. is.
Under these circumstances, many parents wanted to inoculate their children because they were afraid of running out of vaccine, and at the Fujii Children's Clinic in Chuo-ku, Osaka, they started vaccination from the 1st.
At this clinic, reservations are increasing twice as fast as usual, and in October there are already reservations for about 750 people, so in order to avoid crowding, we will reduce the number of people per hour and also on Sundays I'm going to open a hospital.
A mother who came to the vaccination with her 3 and 5 year old siblings said, "I was worried that I would run out of vaccine if I was late, but I am relieved to be vaccinated. When the flu spreads among my children, As a parent, I would like to receive the vaccine as soon as possible because it will lead to the closure of classes. "
Masayo Fujii, director of the clinic, said, "Children may be vaccinated twice, and prevention will be delayed if the time is off. Not only elderly people but also children can get encephalitis, which is a high risk. I don't know what the infectious disease will do, so I'd like to deal with it as soon as possible before winter. "