Kagoshima Prefecture has been targeting large-scale inoculation of the new coronavirus vaccine, which started on the 20th, to people aged 18 to 64 who do not have an inoculation ticket, as reservations for inoculation continue to be unfilled. Also expanded, and decided to start accepting applications from the 22nd.

Large-scale inoculation of the prefecture is carried out from 20th at "Kagoshima Prefectural Exchange Center" in Kagoshima City and from 21st at "Heiwa Park Kushira Peace Arena" in Kanoya City.



Nearly 20,000 people can be inoculated at the two venues during the period, but reservations are limited to about 2,500 people, which is more than 12%.



In response to this situation, Kagoshima Prefecture announced on the 21st that it will expand the scope of inoculation to people aged 18 to 64 who live in the prefecture.



Reservations can be made on the Kagoshima Prefecture website called "Electronic Application System" from 9 am on the 22nd, and no vaccination ticket is required.



It means that you enter your name, address, desired date and time, etc. to apply.



On the day of inoculation, you will need a health insurance card and documents such as a driver's license and passport to verify your identity, and the inoculation will start on the 24th of this month.



Regarding large-scale inoculation in the prefecture, the prefecture has already expanded the scope to include restaurant employees and bus and taxi drivers in case reservations are not filled, and is recruiting applicants for inoculation through industry groups. I will.



The prefecture will allocate the currently unfilled reservation slots to these applicants, and then allocate the remaining slots to those who are 18 to 64 years old, and will start from 400 people per day at the venue in Kagoshima City. It means that we expect to inoculate 500 people.



The prefecture says, "By expanding the target, we want to make it possible for the citizens of the prefecture to utilize this large-scale inoculation site."

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare evaluated as "flexible efforts"

Regarding Kagoshima Prefecture's decision to include people aged 18 to 64 who do not have vaccination tickets as targets for large-scale vaccination, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said, "Is it unusual because we are not comprehensively examining local governments nationwide? I can't tell if this is the case, but this kind of response is a flexible initiative. "