Vaccination "Third timing after December in Japan" expert

The US CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that Pfizer's new coronavirus vaccine is available to people aged 65 and over, people aged 18 and over who are at high risk of aggravation, and medical workers who work in workplaces where there is a high risk of infection. Announced that it will be subject to the third vaccination.

Regarding this, Professor Koji Wada of the International University of Health and Welfare, who is a member of the expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, said, "I think the third vaccination will be necessary in Japan as well." For medical professionals who have completed vaccination, the timing of the third vaccination may come after December. "

Professor Koji Wada of the International University of Health and Welfare commented on the third inoculation of the new coronavirus vaccine. There is a tendency for the number of cases of hospitalization to be infected with the virus to increase. I think that there are multiple causes such as loosening of infection countermeasures at facilities for the elderly, but the effectiveness of the vaccine has declined a little. This may be one of the causes. The same thing may happen in Japan in the future, and the third vaccination may be necessary in Japan as well. "

On top of that, "Third vaccination should be given priority to people who are engaged in medical care and long-term care in Japan, elderly people aged 65 and over, and people who have a chronic disease and are at high risk of aggravation. As for the timing of vaccination, overseas research has begun to give an indication that it will be about 8 months after the second vaccination is completed, and considering that, many people will be engaged in medical care who completed the vaccination in April. Maybe the timing of the third vaccination will come after December. "

On the other hand, Professor Wada emphasized that the first priority should be two vaccinations, saying, "In Japan, two vaccinations are still in progress, but the number of vaccinations has come here. The growth is getting a little slower. Some people don't know where to go to hit, and some people have lost their vaccination tickets and haven't hit. Ask the local government to send detailed information again. , We need to work to improve access to vaccines. "