Vaccines for the elderly Called for a review of distribution in Tokyo

Regarding the vaccine for the elderly to be distributed to the wards, cities, towns and villages in Tokyo in the week of the 26th of this month and the week of the 3rd of next month, the distribution will be reviewed from some wards where the amount allocated to the capital was small. There are calls for it.

The main reason for this was that there was no unified standard when soliciting hope, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will confirm with the national government whether it is possible to review this distribution and prevent unfairness in the future. I want to ask you to show the criteria for soliciting hope.

In Tokyo, 536 boxes of the new coronavirus vaccine for the elderly will be distributed to the municipalities in the week of the 26th of this month and the week of the 3rd of next month.

The number of distributions was decided by the capital according to the number of elderly people and the number desired by the municipalities in advance.

However, compared to 47 boxes in Katsushika Ward, which has the largest number in the 23 wards, Minato Ward, Shinagawa Ward, Toshima Ward, and Arakawa Ward, which have the smallest number, have 3 boxes, which is about 15 times different.

For this distribution, the capital asked the government for their views in advance, such as whether it plans to set a standard for determining the desired amount.

On the other hand, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said that the next distribution amount is planned to be larger than this time, and "I want the local government to judge. There is no plan to show a unified national standard for the idea of ​​the desired amount." It means that you answered.

For this reason, the capital has informed the wards, cities, towns and villages that the national government has no plans to set standards and that it is expected that the desired amount will differ depending on the calculation method.

An executive of the city told the interview, "I thought it would be strange for the city to dare to talk to the wards, cities, towns and villages about the desired amount while the country did not show the standard. I expected that there would be a difference this time. ".

However, in the capital, some wards, which had a small amount allocated, have called for a review of distribution.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government wants to ask the government to confirm whether this allocation can be revised and to show a unified standard for soliciting hopes so that there will be no sense of unfairness in the future.