Mayor Matsui of Osaka City said that the supply of Pfizer vaccine is uncertain, and that the first vaccination of the group vaccinations and individual vaccinations given in each ward will be temporarily suspended from the 12th of this month. Announced.
In Osaka City, group vaccinations and individual vaccinations are given at each medical institution in each of the 24 wards of the city, but Mayor Matsui is new because there is no prospect of supplying the Pfizer vaccine he is using. The policy was to stop accepting reservations for.
Regarding this, Mayor Matsui announced to reporters on the 2nd that the first vaccination will be temporarily suspended from the 12th of this month.
Each medical institution will request that reservations for the first vaccination received after the 12th of this month be shifted after next month.
In addition, the first vaccination will be suspended from the 17th of this month at the vaccination site of "Shiromi Hall" in Chuo Ward, which also uses Pfizer's vaccine.
Mayor Matsui said, "We would like to resume the vaccination system as soon as the outlook for vaccine supply is established and the vaccination system is in place. We apologize for the inconvenience to the citizens and medical staff, but we would like you to understand."
On the other hand, the second vaccination will be accepted at any venue as before, and the first vaccination will be accepted as usual at the large-scale vaccination venue of "INTEX Osaka" in Suminoe Ward, which uses the Moderna vaccine.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato "I want to show the allocation plan as soon as possible"
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said, "We also recognize that it is necessary to show the prospects for vaccine supply in advance for smooth vaccination in the region. I would like to show you a certain amount of future allocation plan as soon as possible. "