Reservations for the new coronavirus vaccination at large-scale venues set up by the government in Tokyo and Osaka began on the 17th.

To avoid confusion


, only elderly people living in the 23 wards of Tokyo and Osaka City will be accepted for a week from

the 17th

, and the target area will be gradually expanded in the future.

Vaccination at large venues opened by the government in Tokyo and Osaka is scheduled to begin on the 24th of this month, and prior to this, reservations for Tokyo began around 11:00 am on the 17th.



Reception for Osaka is scheduled to start around 1 pm.



To make a reservation, you need the information of the number written on the vaccination ticket, and you can make a reservation only for those who have not received the first vaccination.



In addition, reservations are accepted only on the Internet through the Ministry of Defense website and the communication app LINE, and according to the Ministry of Defense, there have been no major problems so far.



In order to avoid confusion such as problems due to concentrated access, reservations will be accepted only for elderly people aged 65 and over living in the 23 wards of Tokyo and Osaka City from the 17th to the 24th of this month in Tokyo and Osaka Prefecture. From 31st of this month, the target area will be gradually expanded to 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa, and 2 prefectures and 1 prefecture in Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo.



On the other hand, prior to the start of acceptance of reservations, a unit of SDF personnel with qualifications such as doctors and nurses for inoculation was established at the inoculation site in Tokyo on the morning of the 17th, and Koji Fukushima of the SDF Central Hospital was inaugurated. "I want to complete my mission to promote vaccination," said the hospital director.



The Self-Defense Forces will dispatch about 180 qualified members such as doctors and nurses to the venue in Tokyo and about 100 to the venue in Osaka, and with the cooperation of private nurses, the total of Tokyo and Osaka will be 1 It is said that it will be possible to inoculate up to 15,000 people a day.



On the other hand, there is no mechanism to prevent double reservations with local governments in large-scale inoculations conducted by the government, and if duplicate reservations are made, the vaccine may be wasted, so the Ministry of Defense should promptly cancel one of the reservations. I'm calling.

State Minister of Defense Nakayama "Preparations are proceeding smoothly"

State Minister of Defense Nakayama also attended the inauguration ceremony held at the joint government building in Otemachi, Tokyo.



Deputy Minister Nakayama said, "This will be the first operation since the history of the Self-Defense Forces began, but I would like the people to cooperate so that they can complete the operation by combining the know-how cultivated so far and the experience of the Self-Defense Forces. As Japan's last fortress to protect lives and livelihoods, let's fully demonstrate its power and tackle this national crisis. "



After checking the preparation status by going around the room where the inoculation will be performed, Deputy Minister Nakayama told reporters, "Preparations are proceeding smoothly. Reservations will be accepted from today, but the mission will be from the start of the inoculation. I would like to work together with a sense of tension until the completion of. "

Considering government modeler vaccine use

The government is considering using Moderna's vaccine at large venues in Tokyo and Osaka, waiting for approval to be discussed in an expert group held by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the 20th of this month. I will make the final decision.