The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will continue until March 31, 2025 because some people were unable to undergo antibody tests due to the effects of refraining from receiving medical examinations due to the new coronavirus infection and reviewing the timing of medical examinations. decided to extend the period .
New coupons were shipped at the end of April 2022. Please discard the coupons you currently have that have an expiration date of February 2022 as they cannot be used after May.
In order to prevent future rubella epidemics, we would like to ask those who are affected to cooperate in taking an antibody test.

Since July 2018, the number of rubella patients, mainly men in their 30s to 50s, has increased, especially in the Kanto region. Rubella is highly contagious, and if a pregnant woman catches rubella, her child may develop congenital rubella syndrome, which can cause eye, ear, and heart disease.
Based on this situation, from June 2019, in Meguro Ward, rubella antibody tests and prevention will be conducted for some of the men in their 40s and 50s who did not have the opportunity to receive public vaccinations. We started "rub shin antibody test and rubella 5th regular vaccination" based on the provisions of Article 5, Paragraph 1 of the Vaccination Law.
First of all, you can take a rubella antibody test using a coupon, and if you find that you do not have enough antibodies as a result, you can receive routine vaccination.
You may be able to take a rubella antibody test when you undergo a specific health checkup or a regular health checkup at work. For details, please contact the implementing medical institution.

Male residents of Meguro Ward who were born between April 2nd, 1962 and April 1st, 1979. No need to get vaccinated.

• Those who have had a definitive diagnosis by rubella antibody test etc. in the past and have a record of the disease
• Those who have a test record that proves a sufficient amount of antibody from a rubella antibody test taken on or after April 1, 2014

Notes

If there is a record showing 16 times or more by the HI method, 6.0 or more by the EIA method, etc., it means that you have been vaccinated so far and have a record of that vaccination.

Apart from this project, Meguro Ward is implementing additional measures against rubella and the Meguro Ward Subsidy Program.
Targets are women who wish to become pregnant, partners of women who wish to become pregnant, pregnant women, and their cohabiting family members. Males born between April 2, 1962 and April 1, 1979 should give priority to the rubella antibody test and the 5th rubella vaccination.

Until March 31, 2023

A coupon is always required to receive the rubella antibody test and vaccination.
If you are eligible and do not have a coupon, please call the Immunization Section.
(Past sending history)
Shipped at the end of May 2019: Those born between April 2, 1972 and April 1, 1979 Shipped at the end of March 2020: From April 2, 1962 to April 1979 People born on the 1st of the month

• If you have passed the inspection by mistake, please dispose of the coupon you received this time.
• Please bring the sent coupon to the medical institution without pasting it on the consultation slip.

To find out if you have enough antibodies against rubella, first take a rubella antibody test available at designated medical institutions nationwide. (Tests are performed by drawing blood.)
Please call the medical institution in advance to tell them that you have a coupon, and make a reservation.

1. Coupon
2. Antibody test consultation form
3. Identity verification documents (driver's license, insurance card, etc. with current address)

If you have moved to Meguro Ward, please contact the Immunization Section. ( Coupons and antibody test slips issued by the previous municipality cannot be used.)

Notes

Coupons have an expiration date. Please have a medical examination at a designated medical institution within the expiration date. If you have moved out of Meguro Ward, you cannot use the coupons and antibody test slips sent from Meguro Ward. Please contact the person in charge of your current municipality.
You can receive it at designated medical institutions nationwide.

• If you are enrolled in National Health Insurance or if you are a welfare recipient over 40 years old, you may be able to undergo an antibody test in a specific health checkup.
• If you are enrolled in social insurance, you may be able to take an antibody test at the workplace health checkup. For more information about business health checkups, please contact the municipality where you work or your place of employment.

If the rubella antibody test confirms that you do not have enough antibodies, you will be eligible for regular vaccination based on the Preventive Vaccination Law.
Please make a reservation after telling the designated medical institution that you have a coupon by phone or other means in advance.
Please bring the following items on the day.

1. Coupon
2. Rubella Antibody Test Form (personal copy)
3. Identity verification documents (driver's license, insurance card, etc. with current address)

Notes

A value that does not have sufficient antibody indicates 8 times or less by the HI method and less than 6.0 by the EIA method.

You can receive it at medical institutions nationwide that are participating in this project. There are also medical institutions that are available at night and on holidays.
Please check the designated medical institutions in Meguro City in the pdf file below, "List of designated medical institutions in Meguro City".
Please check the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare website (using the two-dimensional code below) for designated medical institutions nationwide.

If the result of the antibody test is 16 times the HI method or the EIA method is 6.0 or more and less than 8.0, and is not eligible for routine immunization, if you live with a woman who wishes to become pregnant or live with a pregnant woman, Meguro Ward You may fall under the target of the "Subsidy for the cost of rubella antibody tests and vaccinations for the purpose of preventing the occurrence of congenital rubella syndrome" implemented by .
Please check the flow below.