Since rubella vaccination has not progressed due to the effects of the new coronavirus, Kosei Goto encourages parents who are infected with rubella during pregnancy and have children with disabilities to strengthen their efforts to inoculate middle-aged and older men. I requested the Minister of Labor.
The request was made by an organization made up of parents of children with rubella disabilities.
When a pregnant woman is infected with rubella, the eyes, ears, and heart of the newborn baby may be damaged, and the country has not had the opportunity to be vaccinated as a child and has been the center of the epidemic until 1962 4. We have distributed free antibody test and vaccination coupons to men born between the 2nd of March and the 1st of April 1979.
However, due to the influence of the new corona, usage has not progressed, and this month we decided to extend the deadline by the end of this year by three years.
In response to this, parents of children met with Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto and said, "I want you to know that not only corona but also rubella can be prevented by vaccination," and the antibody prevalence rate of the subjects was increased to 90%. He called for stronger efforts to reach the goals of the country to raise.
Minister Goto responded, "I want to do my best to achieve the goal of eliminating rubella."
Kayo Kani, who lost her 18-year-old daughter due to a rubella disorder, said, "I don't want you to experience the regret and sadness of why you got infected when you were pregnant. I want to. "