While accelerating the vaccination of the new coronavirus is an issue, some patients who are undergoing dialysis, which is said to be liable to become severe when infected, have not been vaccinated, and the national government should prepare an inoculation system for local governments. I'm looking for it.
It is said that dialysis patients are liable to become severely ill when infected with the new corona, and are subject to priority vaccination. , There are about 30 people who have not been vaccinated.
The clinic has set up a system for individual vaccinations since last month, but the supply of vaccines from local governments is currently stagnant.
Since dialysis patients need to go to the hospital on a regular basis, even if they are infected with the new corona, they have to accept it until the hospitalization destination is decided, and the clinic is taking thorough infection control measures in a private room.
Shinya Suganuma, director of the Renal Internal Medicine Clinic Setagaya, said, "Since dialysis patients have a higher risk of aggravation and death than the general public, there is a strong sense of crisis in the situation where there are people who have not completed vaccination, especially among young people. I have it. The bed is tight, and even dialysis patients are becoming more and more difficult to be hospitalized immediately, so I hope that the patients who want it will be able to get the vaccine as soon as possible. "
In response to this situation, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare last month notified local governments and others to prepare a vaccination system at medical institutions attended by dialysis patients.