The third inoculation of the new coronavirus vaccine is scheduled to begin next month, but at the moment, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is considering raising the target of inoculation from the second inoculation of 12 years or older to 18 years or older. understand.

Regarding the third vaccination of the new coronavirus vaccine, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced last month that it will target people who have been vaccinated twice for about eight months or more.



Approval of Pfizer's vaccine for the third vaccination is expected to be approved by an expert group of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the 10th. ..



After that, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare plans to expand the target to other than the elderly, but at the moment, it was found by interviewing the people concerned that we are considering the target of inoculation to be 18 years old or older.



The reason is that the third vaccination under the age of 18 has just begun overseas, and Pfizer has not provided sufficient data on its efficacy and safety, making it impossible to make an accurate judgment.



It is expected that some people will be eligible under the age of 18 as early as February next year, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare plans to consider lowering the target age as soon as additional data is submitted by Pfizer.