Priority vaccination was given on Madara Island, a remote island in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, where people infected with the new coronavirus were confirmed one after another.

In response to the confirmed infection of 15 people on Madara Island, a remote island in Karatsu City, vaccination will be given priority to approximately 1,200 islanders aged 16 and over on seven remote islands in the city. became.



On the 16th, more than 40 people, including doctors and nurses, went to Madara Island.

A total of 214 people, including islanders and people working on the island, were vaccinated at the school gymnasium, and the remaining two city officials were vaccinated.



The remaining six islands will also be vaccinated next weekend, with the second vaccination expected to be completed by the 13th of next month.



Kiyohiro Uramaru, the mayor of the island, said, "It was easier and more tingling than I expected. I am grateful that the government hastened to vaccinate the islanders."



Masaru Nakamura, director of the Karatsu City New Corona Vaccination Countermeasures Office, said, "I want the citizens to understand that the remote islands where the medical environment is vulnerable are prioritized. However, I would like to make use of what I have confirmed in the future. "