Regarding the vaccination of the new coronavirus, it is not uncommon for the mass vaccination site to double as an evacuation site in the event of a disaster.

The government has indicated to the local government that inoculation may be carried out in parallel depending on the damage situation even in the event of a disaster.

Regarding the vaccine for the new coronavirus, it is not uncommon for the gymnasium, which is the inoculation site of the local government, to be designated as an evacuation site in the event of a disaster, and it is an issue to deal with in the unlikely event.



Before the time of full-scale heavy rain and typhoon, the Cabinet Office, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced a policy to respond to local governments nationwide on the 10th.



According to this, in the event of a disaster, actions to protect human lives are given top priority, and vaccine storage measures are shown, and it is requested to secure a private power generation device so that the power supply of the freezer will not be lost.



In addition, depending on the damage situation, such as when the medical institution system is in place, it is possible to inoculate in parallel in the event of a disaster.



In that case, we are requesting that vaccination be promoted in a way that does not interfere with the operation of the evacuation center and the lives of the affected people, such as by separating the evacuation site and the vaccination site.



He also called for efforts to secure more evacuation shelters if the number of shelters is expected to decrease due to parallel vaccination.



The government is urging local governments nationwide to proceed with prior consideration based on the policy presented this time.