The deadline is extended by 3 months after the delivery of the 3rd vaccine.

Since the expiration date of the third vaccine of the new coronavirus was extended by 3 months after delivery, there are cases where the expiration date is corrected by hand, so people who saw the display after inoculation complained of anxiety from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. It has been sent to such as.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says that there is no problem with safety and is calling for the vaccination with peace of mind.

Initially, the new coronavirus vaccine had an expiration date of 6 months, but the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said last year that it could confirm that the quality was maintained if it was managed by proper storage methods. Notified that it was extended by the month.

At the clinic in Nakano-ku, Tokyo, we started the third vaccination from last month, and so far we have vaccinated nearly 1000 people, mainly elderly people.

Since January 31st of this month was the expiration date and the vaccine printed on the sticker remained, the deadline was corrected by hand to April 30th, three months later, according to the notification of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. ..

However, people who saw the pre-examination slip with a sticker after inoculation expressed anxiety such as "Is there any problem with safety?" Or "Is there a side reaction because the expiration date has expired?" It means that about 10 cases have arrived.

In addition, the call center established by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has received multiple similar inquiries and opinions.

I'm worried that the number of such inquiries will increase as the clinic has about 3,000 vaccines that will reach the initial deadline of 6 months at the end of this month and will need to be corrected after next month. increase.

Masataka Watanabe, director of Miyabi Heart & Care Clinic, said, "There is a great deal of anxiety and confusion that the vaccine that enters my body may have expired. The amount of information that can be conveyed on-site is limited, and the country is safe. I want you to explain about sex carefully. "

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, "According to the manufacturer's data, the quality of the vaccine has been confirmed even 9 months after its manufacture, and there is no problem with safety, so I want you to receive the vaccine with confidence."

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare "Providing information at venues where there is no problem with safety"

In October last year, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced that the expiration date of the new corona vaccine will be 6 to 9 months for Pfizer and 6 to 7 months for Moderna for products managed by proper storage methods. We notified local governments and medical institutions that each was extended.

After that, Moderna was extended again from 7 months to 9 months.

Regarding the reason for the extension, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said, "The expiration date is set by collecting data after the manufacturer has stored the vaccine for a certain period of time, and it was confirmed that the quality was maintained even 9 months after the manufacture, so the manufacturer I received an application from the company and went through the regulatory procedure. Some of them are already on the market and the labels are still old, but there is no problem with safety. "

On top of that, regarding the dissemination to the public, "The national government will post it on its website and publicize it, but since some of the target people are targeted, I would like you to properly provide information when inoculating at the site such as the inoculation site or medical institution." And.

Voices that complain about anxiety on SNS

Regarding vaccination with an extended expiration date, voices complaining about anxiety have been posted on SNS as well.

In this, along with the image of the inoculated sticker, "I heard that it was extended by the national policy when I checked it, but I feel uneasy as if I ate sashimi whose expiration date has expired." When I saw it, I was worried about the expiration date and extension. I was worried whether it was okay. "," Is it safe to hit because the fever that I didn't have last time is an expired vaccine? "

There was also a post saying, "Would you like to eat if the shop staff told you that you were okay and handwritten an extended period of time? Why do you think the medicine you put in your body is okay?"