For pregnant women, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has notified local governments nationwide to give priority to vaccination, saying that infection with the new coronavirus is likely to make the disease more severe, especially in late pregnancy, and increases the risk of preterm birth.
Regarding vaccination of pregnant women, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare did not make it an obligation to make efforts to receive vaccination because there was a lack of data on the effects on the foetation and the individual at the beginning of vaccination in Japan, and made it a target for priority vaccination. I didn't.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, there have been no reports that inoculation has an adverse effect on the foetation or reproductive organs, but it has been pointed out that infection in the latter half of pregnancy tends to make the disease more severe and increases the risk of premature birth.
Under these circumstances, last week, a pregnant woman who was infected in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, was unable to find a hospital for an 8-month-pregnant woman, and her baby who gave birth at home died. I have notified you to secure it.
In the notification, if a pregnant woman or her spouse wishes, we will give priority to reservations and waiting for cancellation as much as possible, and request that reservations be accepted even if the age is not applicable to the vaccination reservation at this time.
Regarding vaccination of pregnant women, related academic societies made recommendations earlier this month to recommend vaccination regardless of the time of pregnancy, and the CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States said that there were no concerns about safety. We have issued a highly recommended statement.