The third inoculation of the new coronavirus vaccine began on December 1st for medical professionals, and nurses and others were also inoculated at a hospital in Hachioji, Tokyo, which is a designated medical institution for infectious diseases.
The third vaccination started from the 1st to medical professionals such as doctors and nurses, and according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 1.04 million people, in principle, more than 8 months after the second vaccination, will be targeted this month.
Of these, the Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center in Hachioji, Tokyo, which has treated approximately 800 corona patients at a designated medical institution for infectious diseases, has set up an inoculation venue in the auditorium on the premises. ..
Then, after 9:30 am, the nurses who finished the night shift were interviewed by a doctor and received the third vaccination.
At this hospital, out of a total of 1,700 medical workers who completed the second vaccination by March, about 200 people will be vaccinated in one day, and vaccinations will be given sequentially from the second day onward. Will proceed.
The nurse in charge of the corona sickbed who finished the vaccination said, "Because it is expected to be effective in preventing aggravation and infection, receiving the vaccination is a relief."
In addition, Toshiaki Ikeda, director of Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, said, "It makes sense to give an additional vaccination now because the antibody titer drops over time. I want to get rid of it. I have no choice but to make the most of the means I have. "
Additional allocation to municipalities in Tokyo Vaccination is scheduled for February next year or later
From the middle of this month, additional vaccines will be distributed to the municipalities in Tokyo for the third vaccination of the new coronavirus.
This vaccine is for people who have completed the second dose by July, and vaccination is scheduled to begin in February next year.
In principle, the third vaccination is for people who have been vaccinated for more than 8 months since the second vaccination. increase.
In addition, approximately 2.3 million doses of Pfizer vaccine for those who have completed the second dose from June to July will be additionally distributed to the municipalities from the middle of this month.
Allocation is made according to the inoculation record, with the largest number being 142,740 times in Setagaya Ward, followed by 118,170 times in Ota Ward and 115,830 times in Adachi Ward.
According to the city, the third vaccination for those who completed the vaccination from June to July is scheduled to start after February next year.