Ine Town, Kyoto Prefecture, which was flooded with protests about starting vaccination of the new coronavirus for people over 12 years old, revealed a policy to stop mass vaccination at junior high school and switch to individual vaccination to avoid confusion. Did.
He is also considering submitting a damage report to the police, saying that the protest against the town threatened the staff.
Ine Town has started vaccination of the new corona for children and students aged 12 and over from the 6th of this month, and by the end of this month, the only junior high school in the town is making adjustments to give mass vaccinations to students. I did.
However, about 200 phone calls and e-mails protesting against vaccination of children were received from the 7th to the 8th, and the town stopped mass vaccination at junior high school and started individual vaccination to avoid confusion. Clarified the policy to switch.
We will consider how to reserve individual vaccinations and when to start them, but the town says that it is a measure to help people understand that vaccinations are voluntary.
Ine Town says, "I would like to fully explain the advantages and disadvantages to students and parents with the cooperation of doctors, and promptly proceed with inoculation for those who wish."
On the other hand, if there was a content that threatened the staff such as "murder" or "kill" in the protest against the town regarding the inoculation of children, it is said that they are considering submitting a damage report to the police.