In order to encourage the younger generation, who are conspicuously infected with the new coronavirus, to vaccinate, Shiga Prefecture has secured a dedicated reservation frame at the large-scale vaccination site in Otsu City and started operation on the 3rd.
In Shiga prefecture, the number of infected people has increased rapidly since the end of July, but according to the prefecture, about half of them are in their twenties or younger every day, and the infection is conspicuous.
For this reason, the prefecture decided to secure a dedicated reservation frame at the large-scale vaccination site in Otsu City so that the younger generation could be vaccinated sooner.
Reservation slots are open every Friday from 6 pm to 8 pm, with the aim of making it easy for you to take it on your way home from work or school.
The target is people aged 16 to under 30 who live in the prefecture, commute to work or school, and have not been vaccinated yet. About 100 people were vaccinated immediately on the first 3 days of operation. rice field.
An 18-year-old office worker who received the vaccination said, "I had to wait until October to get the vaccination in the local government, so I was relieved to hit it early."
A 16-year-old female high school student from Otsu City said, "I came back from school. I thought it would hurt, but it didn't hurt at all, so I was relieved."
You can apply for a reservation frame exclusively for young people in Shiga Prefecture from the reservation site on the prefecture's homepage.