Only about 20% of those targeted by this month have received a third dose of the new coronavirus vaccine.
Following the spread of the Omicron strain, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is advancing the third vaccination ahead of schedule. The number of ordinary people is about 2.44 million, which is about 14.7 million in total.
According to the total of the vaccination recording system, 2,892,327 people received the third vaccination by the 25th, which is only 19.7% of the subjects.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced a policy to accelerate vaccination last month, saying that the background is that the local government's inoculation system is not catching up, such as the fact that it was late to start and the vaccination ticket did not reach the residents. is.
In addition, even if they are actually vaccinated, there may be cases where registration with the vaccination recording system is delayed.
In the third vaccination, it is possible to inoculate a vaccine from a different manufacturer from the second vaccination, but some local governments say that reservations are concentrated on Pfizer's vaccine and there is a bias with Moderna. Is also out.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare wants to make efforts to publicize the effectiveness and safety of alternate vaccination, as there is a risk that vaccination will be delayed if there are few people who desire alternate vaccination.