"Vaccines" that have already started vaccination overseas and are being prepared for mass vaccination in Japan.
How can I get vaccinated?
Flow until inoculation
Vaccination is said to be carried out by local governments such as municipalities under the direction of the national government.
As a general rule, those who wish to receive the vaccination will receive the vaccination at the municipality where the resident card is registered. Is accepted.
The coupons required to receive the vaccination will be mailed to your home from the local government.
If you bring this coupon, you can get vaccinated for free.
After receiving it, make a reservation by phone.
The vaccination venues are ▽ medical institutions, ▽ public halls and gymnasiums.
At the venue for mass inoculation, the coupon received from the local government is first presented at the reception, and the identity is verified with a driver's license or health insurance card.
Next, there is a "preliminary examination" by a doctor who fills out a questionnaire about his health condition and illnesses he has had so far and decides whether or not vaccination is possible.
If there is no problem so far, you can get vaccinated.
Vaccination is expected to take a minute or two per person.
Those who have completed the vaccination will receive a "vaccination certificate" with the date and other information.
The "vaccination certificate" contains information such as which vaccine you have received, and you will need it when you receive your second vaccination.
It is important to note that you cannot return home immediately after vaccination.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare requires that follow-up be carried out on the spot for at least 15 minutes after vaccination, and those who have completed vaccination will be waiting in a dedicated space set up at the venue.
Overseas, it has been announced in papers that the vaccine, which is planned to be supplied to Japan, showed symptoms such as headache and malaise after vaccination.
In addition, in the United States and other countries, it has been reported that people who have been vaccinated rarely develop a sudden allergic reaction called "anaphylaxis."
If you feel any change after the vaccination, the staff in the first aid room attached to the venue will be able to help you.
Simulation assuming the venue of the first mass inoculation in Japan
As the mass inoculation will be unprecedented, each municipality is preparing for the inoculation.
Of these, on January 27, Kawasaki City, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, conducted training assuming the first mass inoculation venue in Japan, verified the time required for inoculation, and confirmed the degree of crowding of people.
Approximately 60 people, including doctors, nurses, and city officials, participated in the training and confirmed the flow from reception to filling out questionnaires, vaccination, and subsequent follow-up.
Among them, it was seen that consultations were prolonged in the space where doctors asked questions before vaccination, and city officials said that measures such as increasing the number of staff to respond were necessary.
What are your plans for the future?
On January 25, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced a new schedule for the development of the vaccination system.
According to this, if the vaccine is approved, we would like to start vaccination in advance of about 10,000 to 20,000 medical staff from the end of next month (February) as much as possible.
Then ▽ March to about 3.7 million health care workers to prospect the mid,
to ensure a system that can be inoculated into about 36 million people 65 years of age or older to prospect the late March ▽,
▽ then, with underlying disease It is said that inoculation will be promoted in sequence while giving priority to people.