The large-scale inoculation center for the new coronavirus vaccine set up by the government in Tokyo and Osaka will be inoculated at the venue in Osaka from the 7th, expanding the target area to 2 prefectures and 1 prefecture in Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo.

Also, from the 7th, reservations for 2 weeks from the 14th to the 27th of this month will be accepted in both Tokyo and Osaka.

The large-scale government inoculation centers set up in Tokyo and Osaka will take 7 days and 2 weeks from the opening.



Inoculation is being promoted with a system that can inoculate up to 15,000 people a day at both venues, and at the venue in Tokyo, the original schedule has been advanced by one week, and the target areas are Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa from last week It has spread to 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures.



On the other hand, the venue in Osaka has been expanded to the entire area of ​​Osaka prefecture from the 7th, but will be expanded to 2 prefectures and 1 prefecture in Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo from the 7th.



This will cover all areas planned for both Tokyo and Osaka.



In addition, the Ministry of Defense plans to expand the target of inoculation, which is currently limited to the elderly, to those with underlying illnesses and staff working in facilities for the elderly. Then it is not decided.



On the other hand, inoculation reservations have been limited to one week of the following week, but from the 7th, we will accept reservations for two weeks from the 14th to the 27th of this month.



The reception will start around 11:00 am at the Tokyo venue and around 1:00 pm at the Osaka venue, and both will be accepted only on the Internet.



According to the Ministry of Defense, reservations are almost filled with people who will receive the second vaccination in both Tokyo and Osaka after the 28th of this month, and the reservation frame for the first vaccination is very small.



For this reason, elderly people who have not yet been vaccinated and wish to be vaccinated at a large government vaccination center are encouraged to book early.