Based on the lessons learned from the lack of doctors and nurses in some regions due to the new coronavirus vaccination, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is considering how to secure workers in preparation for future infectious diseases. started.
Under the Medical Practitioners Act, the person responsible for vaccination is limited to doctors and nurses. I gradually agreed to do so.
With this as a lesson, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has begun to consider how to ensure that people other than doctors and nurses can administer vaccines in the event of a new infectious disease.
At the first review meeting held on the night of the 23rd, we explained how much nine groups related to medical care, such as pharmacists and radiological technologists, who are candidates for the role, are learning injections and blood collection in the curriculum. did.
Next, an expert said, "It is necessary to secure human resources in case of emergency in preparation for future infectious diseases." There was an opinion that it should be considered after thoroughly investigating whether it was
The study group plans to continue discussing the specific methods necessary to secure workers.