Regarding the large-scale vaccination centers set up by the government in Tokyo and Osaka, the Ministry of Defense has added priority to 16 to 18 years old in addition to 16 and 17 years old in order to accelerate vaccination to the younger generation. We have decided to set up a new frame that can be received.
The large-scale vaccination center set up by the government is vaccinated with the new coronavirus vaccine for people aged 18 and over nationwide, and it has been decided that it will be operated until the end of November.
The Ministry of Defense, which is in charge of operation, will hold an online countermeasures headquarters meeting on the 24th to reduce the target age of vaccination, which is currently 18 years old or older, to include 16 and 17 years old in order to accelerate vaccination of the younger generation. I decided.
On top of that, we also decided to set up new slots for people aged 16 to 18 with priority for 500 people at the Tokyo venue and 250 people at the Osaka venue per day.
Priority slots for 16 to 18 years old will accept reservations from the 3rd of next month and will start inoculation by the 7th.
State Minister of Defense Nakayama told reporters, "When expanding the scope of vaccination to 16 years old and over, we have built a system that young people can inoculate with peace of mind, such as requesting cooperation from nearby hospitals in the event of a side reaction. I will continue. "