Gunma Prefecture has opened two large-scale vaccination centers in the prefecture in order to expedite the third vaccination of the new coronavirus.
In Gunma prefecture, the infection of the new corona was confirmed on the 15th in 319 people, exceeding 300 people since August last year, and the infection is spreading.
Under these circumstances, the prefecture opened a large-scale vaccination center in Ota City on the 15th to expedite the third vaccination, and then opened it in Takasaki City on the 16th.
At the venue, medical staff and staff of facilities for the elderly were vaccinated with Moderna.
All citizens of the prefecture who have vaccination tickets are eligible, and the prefecture plans to increase the number of vaccinations to a maximum of 8,000 people a day at the two centers in the future.
Regarding the third inoculation for the general public, from March, the interval between inoculations, which was 8 months later, will be shortened to 7 months, and then the inoculation status for the elderly will be changed. While watching, the policy is to shorten it to 6 months as much as possible.
Tomoaki Kurita, Deputy Director of the Prefectural Vaccination Center's Administration Division, said, "Infection has spread rapidly in the 6th wave, and the number of" breakthrough infections "that occur after two vaccinations is increasing. I want you to receive the third vaccination. "