The fourth inoculation of the new coronavirus vaccine will begin on the 25th for people over the age of 60 and people over the age of 18 with underlying illness.
Since the main purpose of the 4th vaccination is to prevent aggravation, the target is limited to those aged 60 and over, as well as those aged 18 and over who have an underlying disease or who are judged by a doctor to be at high risk of aggravation. ..
The vaccination interval is 5 months from the 3rd time, and individual vaccinations can be received at medical institutions using Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, and large-scale vaccination venues are also set up in Tokyo and other areas.
Inoculation is scheduled to start on the 25th in some local governments such as Tokyo and Minato Ward, and will be started in sequence as soon as other local governments are ready.
Inoculation tickets are mailed from the local government to people over the age of 60, but people with underlying illnesses cannot be identified by the local government, so they can be mailed to those who have made a declaration or to all people over the age of 18. Correspondence is different.
Regarding the fourth vaccination, some local governments and organizations created at facilities for the elderly have requested that medical staff and long-term care staff be included in the target, but the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has a policy of not changing the target for the time being. If it is judged that the risk of serious illness is high, you can receive vaccination, so please consult your family doctor. "
Inoculation tickets can be delivered to people who are not eligible
In the 4th vaccination, there are cases where the vaccination ticket will be delivered to people who are not the target, so be careful.
Since the local government cannot individually identify people under the age of 59 or those with underlying illness, it is up to the local government to decide how to mail the vaccination ticket.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, as a specific method, you can receive a declaration from the person and mail it, or even if you do not have a declaration, you can have a disability certificate, etc. It seems that there are many local governments that mail them individually to those who received them with priority.
On the other hand, in municipalities with large populations such as Yokohama and Osaka, it takes time to respond individually, so we plan to mail vaccination tickets to all residents aged 18 and over who have completed the third vaccination.
In this case, the vaccination ticket will be delivered to those who are not eligible, and some people may misunderstand that they will be vaccinated.
For this reason, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare thoroughly informs local governments on the website and public relations magazines so that non-target persons will not be accidentally vaccinated, and before vaccination, it will be checked whether it is the fourth target or not. I'm asking you to check it thoroughly.
Voices calling for inoculation to key workers
Regarding the fourth vaccination, the governors of Osaka and Aichi prefectures, the Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Association, and organizations created at facilities for the elderly have called for medical professionals and long-term care staff to be targeted.
On the other hand, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said that it is not possible to inoculate because it is an essential worker because only the effect of preventing the aggravation of people over 60 years old has been clarified at this time. , "Essential workers can also be vaccinated if the doctor judges that there is a high risk of serious illness, so if you wish, please consult your family doctor."
Overseas, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, etc. limit the target to people of a certain age or older and people at risk of becoming severe, as in Japan, while Israel and Germany also target medical professionals and care workers. We would like to consider expanding the target if new data is reported overseas in the future.