Regarding the new coronavirus vaccine, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has newly released the latest information on its efficacy and safety, such as its effect on mutant viruses, on its website.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has been preparing to inoculate the vaccine for the new coronavirus from the end of next month, and posted the latest information on its effectiveness on its website on the 18th.
Of these, regarding the effect on mutated viruses found in the United Kingdom and other countries, "generally, viruses are constantly mutated, and small mutations do not eliminate the effectiveness of the vaccine."
In addition, regarding vaccines such as Pfizer, which is the only vaccine in Japan for which approval has been applied, "the experimental results have been announced that antibodies that also act on mutant viruses have been produced," and the mutation was also conducted in Japan. While collecting information about the virus, it will properly confirm its effectiveness and safety.
In addition, the symptoms confirmed in people who have been vaccinated overseas and the remedies for health problems in Japan are also introduced in detail.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said, "Vaccines not only have the effect of preventing the onset and aggravation, but also have side reactions, both of which are important information for vaccination. I want to make an effort. "