A meeting was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to identify issues related to vaccination with the new coronavirus for the elderly, and the wards, cities, towns and villages pointed out the shortage of medical staff responsible for vaccination.
Vaccines for the elderly will begin full-scale delivery nationwide this week, and the government has indicated that it will work to complete two doses for all seniors who wish to have them in the end of July.
The conference was held in response to this situation, and was attended by the capital, municipalities, and medical associations in Tokyo.
Governor Koike said, "Vaccines, which are game changers for controlling viruses as mutant strains spread, are just an effective means."
After that, the meeting was held privately, and according to the city, the ward, municipality, etc. raised the issue of lack of medical staff in charge of inoculation and venues for mass inoculation, and expressed an opinion requesting financial support. about it.
In addition to the opinion that the government should clearly indicate when the vaccine will arrive, the medical association said that individual vaccinations at clinics such as family doctors should be further promoted in order to proceed with vaccination promptly. Was issued.
According to the government, as of the 9th, 20,650 elderly people in Tokyo had completed the first vaccination, but only 0.7% of the approximately 3.11 million elderly people in Tokyo.
“Cannot be completed by the end of July” One-third of the municipalities in Tokyo
The government has indicated that it will work to complete the two vaccinations for all elderly people who wish to have it by the end of July, but according to the city, as of the 7th of this month, one-third of the municipalities in Tokyo He responded to the survey that he would not be able to complete it by the end of July.
The survey was conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and the situation of the wards, cities, towns and villages in Tokyo was compiled by the city.
The specific name of the ward, city, town, or village has not been disclosed, but according to the city, the reasons why it cannot be completed include the inability to secure medical staff to handle vaccination, the slow supply of vaccines, and the large population. It means that there is.
In addition, some local governments have mentioned that the transportation network is vulnerable, such as in mountainous areas.
These local governments also answered that the vaccination is expected to be completed by the end of August, so the city wants to consider support measures such as strengthening the system for individual vaccination at clinics with family doctors. It is said.