The large-scale inoculation center for the new coronavirus vaccine set up by the government began inoculation on the 31st, expanding the target area to 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures and the entire Osaka prefecture.
From the 31st, the number of people who can be inoculated per day will be the largest, totaling 15,000 in Tokyo and Osaka, and the Ministry of Defense says that it will take all possible measures to ensure smooth inoculation.
The large-scale inoculation center of the government has expanded the target area for inoculation from the 31st.
▽ The Tokyo venue is for the elderly in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa, and the
▽ Osaka venue is for the elderly living in the entire Osaka prefecture. It became a target.
Initially, the three prefectures of Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa were scheduled to be targeted at the Tokyo venue from June 7, but due to the availability of reservation slots, it was moved forward by one week.
Inoculation began around 8 am in both Tokyo and Osaka on the 31st, and at the venue in Otemachi, Tokyo, there was a temporary line of people waiting for reception.
A 69-year-old woman from Kohoku Ward, Yokohama, said, "I couldn't make a reservation for the inoculation of the local government, and I was able to make a reservation for the large-scale inoculation center yesterday because there was a vacancy. I have grandchildren, so I wanted to get vaccinated early. "
In addition, a 70-year-old woman from Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture said, "I haven't been given a vaccination ticket for my age at home, but if I go to a large-scale vaccination center, I can get a vaccination ticket. So I made a reservation for this. I'm relieved to be able to inoculate. "
At the large-scale inoculation center, the number of people who can inoculate from 31st to 1st is
10,000 at the Tokyo
venue and 5,000 at the Osaka venue, totaling 15,000,
which is the largest scale that the Ministry of Defense can handle. I did.
The Ministry of Defense will dispatch trainees from the National Defense Medical College Hospital and the Self-Defense Forces Central Hospital to the venue from the 31st to strengthen the system, and will take all possible measures to ensure smooth inoculation.