Before the government started vaccination of the new coronavirus at the large-scale vaccination centers in Tokyo and Osaka on the 24th, the self-defense forces who operate the centers were vaccinated.
At the large-scale vaccination centers opened by the government in Tokyo and Osaka on the 24th, all SDF personnel who are qualified as doctors and nurses have been vaccinated at least once, but other SDF personnel who are in charge of management work, etc. Members have not yet been vaccinated, and some private nurses have not been vaccinated.
Vaccination of these people began on the 23rd to prevent the spread of the infection within the center.
It was the Moderna vaccine approved on the 21st, and according to the Ministry of Defense, this is the first time that the Moderna vaccine has been vaccinated in the country.
On the 23rd, more than 200 people will be vaccinated in Tokyo and Osaka, including SDF personnel, private nurses, and staff of private companies who will guide and accept the venue. It is supposed to be inoculated to those who work at the center.
In addition, on the 23rd, about 100,000 vaccines were delivered to the Tokyo venue and about 50,000 vaccines were delivered to the Osaka venue.
Inoculation at large-scale inoculation centers is scheduled to begin on the morning of the 24th in both Tokyo and Osaka, and the government hopes to accelerate inoculation.