Sendai has a large number of citizens, so group vaccination is unavoidable, its mayor, Kazuko Kori, said, adding, “We are moving to secure venues we can think of right now.” The city has a population of about 1.1 million.
On Monday, the Sendai Municipal Government set up a vaccination promotion office with a staff of 22 municipal employees, who will engage in work such as sending vaccination tickets and managing venues.
Hachioji in Tokyo plans to use gymnasiums at 108 public elementary and junior high schools in the city, which has a population of more than 500,000, as vaccination venues.
The city government hopes to conduct group vaccinations at 30 venues a day, with 500 to 1,000 residents to be given shots at each venue. This means that up to 30,000 citizens will get vaccinated a day.