It was found that a medical institution in Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture, had vaccinated the new coronavirus vaccine from June to July to people of an age that was not covered at that time, and the city council established a special committee. Then, I decided to confirm the circumstances.
According to Choshi City, medical institutions in the city had vaccinated more than 900 people under the age of 64, who were not targeted at the time, from the end of June to July.
The medical institution submitted a commitment to the city in July to comply with the target age, but in August again, the city planned to inoculate non-target people, so the city is now going to the medical institution. Vaccine supply has been suspended.
Regarding this, the Choshi City Council held an extraordinary council on the 8th and set up a special committee on this issue.
In the future, the city side will confirm the circumstances and facts about the communication with medical institutions, and will start an investigation on the suspicion that the city council member was involved in this problem, and hope to compile a report by the end of the year.
Regarding the city's suspension of vaccine supply to this medical institution, Mayor Shinichi Koshikawa said at a meeting last month, "If you do not follow the rules requested by the city, it is unfair with other medical institutions and citizens. I thought there was a feeling and took strict measures. "