From next month, the vaccine will begin in earnest for the general public, starting with the elderly aged 75 and over.
The Corona 19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team announced the ‘2nd Quarter Vaccination Implementation Plan’, which contains the subjects who will be vaccinated against the Corona 19 vaccine from April to June this year, the type of vaccine, and the amount of vaccination.
First of all, 3.64 million people, aged 75 or older, among the general public, will receive the Pfizer vaccine at their local vaccination centers from the first week of April.
On the other hand, about 4943,000 people aged 65 to 74 years old will get AstraZeneca vaccine at consignment medical institutions that are scheduled to operate more than 10,000 nationwide in June.
About 370,000 hospitalized, residents, and workers aged 65 years or older in nursing hospitals and facilities where vaccination of the AstraZeneca vaccine was initially withheld will receive the AstraZeneca vaccine starting next week.
In addition, about 158,000 residents or workers in elderly facilities vulnerable to COVID-19 infection will receive the Pfizer vaccine from the first week of April. We plan to finish the first vaccination in the second quarter.
Meanwhile, to keep the educational field safe, vaccinations for health teachers and elementary school teachers are also started in stages.
First, 51,000 people in charge of special education or childcare for children with disabilities will receive the AstraZeneca vaccine sequentially from the following month. Will do.
To prevent the influx of the mutant virus, airline crew members will receive the AstraZeneca vaccine starting in May.