Expert volunteers have examined various research results on the factors behind the rapid convergence of the "fifth wave" of the new coronavirus epidemic that occurred last summer, and as a result, vaccination and human-to-human contact have decreased. We have summarized the views that things such as things are considered to be the main factors.
This view was jointly compiled by 17 experts, including Professor Koji Wada of the International University of Health and Welfare, and presented at an expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare held on the 6th.
The "fifth wave" of infection last summer has converged more rapidly than the previous epidemics, but the view is that the factors are complex, and that immunity acquisition and reduced contact opportunities are possible. I pointed out.
And as a result of the research so far, ▽
analysis that the generation of clusters in facilities for the elderly was suppressed by vaccination of the elderly
▽ increased anxiety among the citizens about the tightness of the bed, events and dinners, etc. An analysis was introduced that the behavior with a high risk of infection was reduced.
On that basis, he said that it would be difficult to numerically show how much each factor affected the convergence. "It is necessary to continue to analyze from the perspectives of various specialized fields and use it for future measures."