In Hachioji, Tokyo, the inoculation rate of elderly people who have completed the first inoculation of the new coronavirus vaccine by the 6th is about 60%, which is about three times the national average.



Regarding this, the city believes that the start of mass inoculation at elementary and junior high schools around the city from last month to Sunday has led to the acceleration of inoculation.

In Hachioji City, vaccination began in early April, the earliest in Tokyo, and the number of people who completed the first vaccination by the 6th was about 96,000, which is 60.8% of the approximately 160,000 elderly people. I am.



This is about three times the national average inoculation rate, and at the beginning of inoculation, the venue was limited to the city hall on weekdays because the vaccine was limited, but from last month, every Sunday in the city. As a result of mass inoculation using about 30 elementary and junior high schools in Japan, it has led to the rapid spread of inoculation.



According to the person in charge, there are about 1000 inoculations on Sundays at one school, and a total of about 30,000 inoculations per day, and the number of inoculations on Sundays for 5 days up to 6th is 7 It means that it is 1,490 times, which is close to 60% of the total number of inoculations in the city so far.



On the 6th, at an elementary school near JR Hachioji Station, many people were seen lining up in the rain to get vaccinated from the morning.



The city said that it was possible to have discussions with the medical association and the school side for vaccination at an early stage, which created an environment where it was easy to obtain cooperation and secured sufficient measures and places.



Hirohide Takei, chief of the Hachioji City Vaccination Department, said, "We selected the venue with the aim of providing good access and evenly arranging it in each area while observing the population distribution. By using the school as a venue, I feel that I have gained a sense of familiarity with vaccination and gained a certain degree of understanding of vaccination. "



On top of that, in the future, "Group inoculation was an effective method, but I would like to consider new plans such as visiting my home in the future. In the future, I will be able to inoculate even after working in the city center. I would like to devise ways for the working generation, such as delaying the inoculation time. "

People who received the vaccination "It is helpful because the venue is near"

A self-employed man who received the vaccination on the 6th said, "I'm glad I got the vaccination on Sunday because my daughter can come to help me with my work on holidays. The venue will be saved near my house." Was there.



In addition, a man who visited the venue with his wife said, "Because of my wife's work relationship, it will be easier for me to manage my schedule if I inoculate on Sunday."

Vice Chairman of the Local Medical Association "It is important how quickly many people can be vaccinated."

Regarding the status of vaccination in Hachioji City, Masahiro Toba, Vice President of the Hachioji Medical Association, said, "Medical institutions have said that they want to inoculate their patients, but even if you look at overseas data, Since it is clear that the number of new infections will decrease as the inoculation rate rises, the most important thing is to concentrate resources on mass inoculation and inoculate as many people as possible as soon as possible. I got it and got the cooperation of many doctors. "



On top of that, Vice Chairman Toba said that the current situation where the inoculation rate of the elderly is rising in Hachioji City was that "from an early stage, the government and the medical association decided to focus on mass inoculation, and at the same time we were able to make efforts. I think. "

What is the future inoculation schedule for Hachioji City?

Hachioji City has put together a specific schedule for vaccination for teens to 60s.



According to this, the start date of inoculation is


▼ June 27 for people with intractable diseases and those aged 60 to 64 who are eligible for medical expenses subsidy designated by the government

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▼ People with


underlying diseases July 11th for people in their 50s, July 18th for people in their 40s, August 1st for people in their 30s, and August 8th for people aged 16 to 29.


▼ For people without underlying illness, August 9th is for people in their 50s, August 15th for people in their 40s, and August 29th for people aged 16 to 39.



According to the person in charge, inoculation is expected in the heat of summer, so we are making adjustments to use the university facilities where air conditioners are installed as the inoculation venue.