Regarding the vaccine for the new coronavirus, Fukuoka City said that the supply from the country is expected to decrease, and requested medical institutions in the city that are promoting individual vaccination to limit the number of reservations.
According to a document issued by Fukuoka City to about 800 medical institutions in the city on June 28, "the government has indicated that the supply of Pfizer vaccines will be lower than before."
For this reason, the number of inoculations in the most recent two weeks at each medical institution is set as the "standard number of inoculations", and the number of reservations after July 12 is set within the range not exceeding that, and in August it is 2 We are requesting that you limit the number of reservations to 30% less than the percentage.
According to the city, the supply of vaccine was about 360,000 in June, but it decreased to about 355,000 in July, and it is undecided in August.
Currently, the total number of individual vaccinations in Fukuoka City is about 14,000 times a day, and from July, vaccinations for people under the age of 64 will begin in sequence.
The city says that even if individual vaccinations decrease, the current vaccination pace can be maintained by group vaccinations and occupational vaccinations.
On the other hand, after August, the amount of vaccine supplied has not been decided, and the impact on vaccination is unknown.
There is confusion in the medical field due to a review
In Fukuoka City, some medical institutions are forced to review their vaccination plans.
"Fukuoka Rehabilitation Hospital" in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka City accepted 750 reservations for 7 days from July 12th and 7 days from 26th.
However, the city contacted me to limit the number of inoculations to 684 each.
The hospital will make adjustments such as contacting the people who made reservations to postpone the 66 unacceptable doses.
Also, in August, the number of inoculations was further limited, and the city requested that the number be reduced to 480.
Hospitals are asking the city to secure a vaccine, saying that if the number decreases by 30%, some people may not be able to make reservations for the second vaccination.
Mr. Isao Tatebe, Chief of Medical Affairs, Fukuoka Rehabilitation Hospital, said, "I was told to hurry up the vaccination, but the fact is that the vaccine is not enough. To be honest, the site is confused. I was talking.