Regarding the large-scale inoculation of the new coronavirus vaccine, which began accepting reservations on the 17th, it was found that the reservation system is in a state where reservations can be made even with non-existent vaccination ticket numbers.
The Ministry of Defense is urging you to enter the correct information, as a series of such reservations could cause confusion at the venue and leave you with more vaccines.
Reservations for vaccination at large-scale vaccination centers opened by the government in Tokyo and Osaka began on the Internet from the 17th.
For the week from the 24th to the 30th of this month, the Tokyo venue has 50,000 reservations, but as of 8:00 pm on the 17th, about 41,000 are filled, and the Osaka venue is 25,000. All reservation slots were filled in about 25 minutes from the start, and acceptance was closed.
On the other hand, it was found that the reservation system is in a state where reservations can be made even if a non-existent vaccination ticket number or an incorrect number is entered at both venues in Tokyo and Osaka.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the system prioritized preparation in a short period of time, and did not link it to the number of the local government's vaccination ticket in order to prevent cyber attacks aimed at the personal information of the local government. That is.
However, at the venue, it is necessary to show the vaccination ticket of the local government, and since identity verification is also performed, it is said that vaccination will not be received even if an illegal reservation is made.
The Ministry of Defense is considering a partial renovation of the system so that it will not accept non-existent numbers for the "municipal code" entered when making a reservation, but says that it does not plan to renovate it on a large scale.
The Ministry of Defense is urging you to enter the correct information, as a series of reservations with non-existent numbers may cause confusion at the venue and may result in excess vaccines prepared.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato "Legal measures in malicious cases"
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, "Please refrain from fictitious reservations and double reservations as they may deprive vaccinations of their opportunities. Those who make double reservations will not be selected. I would like to ask you to cancel the reservation immediately. "
In addition, while the reporters asked if it was possible to file a case in the case of malicious cases such as making a large number of fictitious reservations, "We also excluded taking legal action in the case of malicious cases where the vaccine is wasted. We have not done so, and if that happens, we would like the relevant ministries and agencies to carefully consider and take appropriate measures. "
Constitutional Democratic Party Chairman "The Man-made Disaster of the Suga Cabinet"
The Constitutional Democratic Party's chairman of the Azumi National Assembly told reporters, "The violent way of doing things, such as not being able to use the Internet and lacking compassion for the elderly living alone, is causing confusion. If you proceed without it, vaccination will be delayed more and more and the lives of the people will be endangered. It will be a huge responsibility for the man-made disaster of the Suga Cabinet. "