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Aichi, Miyagi and Gunma begin operating large-scale vaccination centers Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ People sit at a gymnasium at Fujita Health University in Toyoake, Aichi Prefecture, where the prefectural government operated a mass inoculation center for COVID-19 vaccines on Monday. | KYODO Jiji May 24, 2021 Large-scale programs offering vaccination against COVID-19 for older residents began in the prefectures of Aichi, Miyagi and Gunma on Monday morning. The mass inoculation programs in the three prefectures use a vaccine developed by U.S. biotechnology company Moderna Inc., which was approved by the government on Friday. ....
Japan city flooded with inquiries after COVID-19 vaccine voucher lacks specific info April 12, 2021 (Mainichi Japan) A coronavirus vaccine voucher sent to around 270,000 residents aged 65 or older in the city of Sendai is shown in this image taken in the city on April 9, 2021. On a flyer at the left, the spaces next to descriptions reading appointment date and location are blank. (Mainichi/Ami Jinnai) SENDAI The municipal government here has been overwhelmed by numerous inquiries since April 1 after elderly residents received coronavirus vaccine vouchers that lacked specific information on where to get the shot and how to make appointments. The vaccine vouchers were distributed to around 270,000 residents aged 65 and older in the northern Japan city of Sendai, including those who will turn 65 during fiscal 2021, ahead of the nationwide start of senior citizen vaccinations. ....
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. ....