A vaccine for the elderly with the new coronavirus.
Approximately 1000 doses will be delivered to all municipalities nationwide this week, and the government expects to supply all eligible elderly people with two doses by the end of June.
On the other hand, the number of vaccinations in the world has exceeded 1 billion, but in Japan, the latest published results show that the total number of vaccinations for medical professionals and the elderly is about 2.7 million.
Looking only at the elderly, it was found that 1% of those who completed one vaccination have not yet reached.
Announcement of the latest vaccination results
Inoculation of the new coronavirus vaccine has been promoted to medical professionals since February, and from 12th of this month, inoculation to elderly people aged 65 and over has started.
On the 26th, the government announced the latest results by prefecture.
"Inoculation of medical staff, etc." About 37% once, about 18% twice
"Healthcare professionals, etc." (until 23rd of this month)
▽ The most
common were 173,280 people who finished the first time in
Tokyo and
81,233 people who finished the second time.
Next,
▽ Osaka prefecture has 105,584 people for the first time, 60,646 people for the second time
▽ Aichi prefecture has 99,994 people for the first time, 37,069 people for the second time
▽ Saitama prefecture has
85,296 people
for the first time , The second time is 37,892 people
▽ Hokkaido is
72,190 people the
first time,
43,675 people
the second time
and so on.
In Japan as a whole,
1,764,504 people have completed the first vaccination.
About 37% of the approximately 4.8 million people targeted.
The number of people who have completed two vaccinations is 878,734, which is about 18%.
"Inoculation of the elderly" Less than 1% of the total
"Inoculation of elderly people" (until 25th of this month)
▽ 3975 people in Ishikawa prefecture finished the first inoculation
▽ 3602 people in Kanagawa prefecture
▽
3049 people in Wakayama prefecture
▽
2935 people in Yamaguchi prefecture
▽ 2899 people in Tokyo etc. It has become.
By the 25th, 74,852 people had completed the first vaccination in Japan.
Approximately 36 million elderly people are eligible for priority vaccination, and less than 1% of the total have been vaccinated.
In addition, the total shipment volume up to last week is 1,100 boxes, and when calculated with 5 times per bottle, it is 1,072,500 doses, and the number of elderly people who actually received the first vaccination is less than 10% of the shipment volume.
However, these are just the total number of people reported by prefectures, and there is a possibility that inoculation is actually progressing further.
I can't start vaccination even when the vaccine arrives ... <Aomori Shingo Village>
Although the vaccine has arrived, some municipalities may not be able to start vaccination for the elderly immediately.
A vaccine for the elderly arrived for the first time on the 24th in Shingo Village in the southern part of Aomori Prefecture, which has a population of about 2,300.
One box of vaccine is delivered for 975 doses, which is enough for about 80% of the elderly in the village to receive one dose, but they cannot start vaccination immediately.
There is a risk that we will not be able to secure a system for "anaphylaxis" ...
Since the only clinic in the village has only one doctor and three nurses, we will secure a system to have a hospital in the neighboring municipality accept people who need emergency transportation in preparation for "anaphylaxis" when inoculating. I need it.
However, the hospitals that accept them are also busy preparing for vaccination, and the number of medical staff who can handle long holidays will decrease, so there is a risk that the system cannot be secured.
Therefore, the start of vaccination is expected to be delayed on the 11th of next month after the holidays, which is more than two weeks after the arrival of the vaccine.
The clinic will also give vaccinations on Saturday afternoons and Sundays, which are usually closed, so that the desired elderly can complete the first vaccination by the end of next month.
Katsushi Kudo, Executive Director, Shingo Village National Health Insurance Clinic
"I would normally like to start vaccination immediately, but I am very scared if any side reaction occurs, so I decided to proceed with vaccination after the Golden Week holidays. I want to build a system "
To open a large-scale inoculation venue
A total of 3.9 million vaccines will be delivered to prefectures over the next weekend, and vaccination for the elderly is expected to gradually begin in earnest.
In order to accelerate inoculation, the government has set up large-scale inoculation venues in Tokyo and Osaka, and has decided to start operation by the end of next month with the cooperation of the Self-Defense Forces with qualifications such as doctors.