Note: Currently, only one dose of Omicron strain vaccine is given. Those who have already received one dose of the Omicron strain vaccine cannot receive the new coronavirus vaccine in the future.

Inoculation target person

• All Toshima residents aged 12 and over who have completed the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th doses of the conventional vaccine (3rd, 4th, and 5th doses) are eligible. ( 1st and 2nd vaccinations are conventional vaccines )
• It can be vaccinated after 3 months or more have passed since the last vaccination.
• At present, only one dose of Omicron strain vaccine is given. (Example: After the 3rd vaccination with the Omicron strain vaccine, the 4th vaccination cannot be given even after 3 months have passed.)

Handling of inoculation

• The following persons (1 to 4) are treated as domestic vaccination recipients.
• Limited to those who have been vaccinated with any of Pfizer, Moderna, Novavax, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Fosun Pharmaceuticals (Forson Pharma), Biotech's "Cominati", or "COVOVAX".
• The first injection of Janssen Pharma vaccine is one dose, which is considered as two doses in Japan. (If you have received the Janssen Pharma vaccine for the second time overseas, it will be considered that you have completed the 3rd dose in Japan.)

1. Those who have been vaccinated in the new corona vaccination project for Japanese living overseas
2. Those who have received the vaccination for U.S. military personnel in Japan
3. Those who have received inoculations in clinical trials, etc. by pharmaceutical manufacturers
4. Those who received the vaccination abroad

About sending vaccination tickets

• For those who have completed the second vaccination, a ticket for the third vaccination will be sent out at the end of the previous month, three months after the date of the second vaccination.
• For those who have completed the 3rd and 4th vaccinations, the next vaccination ticket has already been sent. You can use the vaccination ticket that you received. (The next vaccination ticket will not be sent to those who have been vaccinated with the Omicron strain vaccine.)
• If you have lost your vaccination ticket, have not received it, or have moved to Toshima Ward after your last vaccination , please see Application for (re)issuance .

For those who received the 3rd and 4th doses of the conventional vaccine between October and December

We will not automatically send the next vaccination ticket. We apologize for the inconvenience, but please apply for issuance of vaccination ticket if applicable.

• Please do not apply for issuance if you have been vaccinated against the Omicron strain. (Currently, only one vaccination for the Omicron strain is given.)
• For those who have been vaccinated for the second time with the conventional vaccine, an inoculation ticket will be sent at the end of the previous month, three months after the vaccination.

For those who are moving

Depending on the notification date of the change of address (moving in or out, moving within the ward), the vaccination ticket may be sent to the old address without being reflected in time. Submit a change of address notification (valid for one year from the date of notification) to the nearest post office and receive a forwarding service, or call the Toshima Ward Novel Coronavirus Vaccine Call Center (0120-567-153) and ask for the delivery address for the vaccination ticket. Please confirm.

Vaccination venue and various procedures

• About mass vaccination
• About individual vaccination (medical institutions such as family doctors)
• About reservation method
• Inoculation outside the address
• About vaccination without reservation

Vaccine used

It is a "bivalent vaccine" that corresponds to Omicron strain and conventional strain.

effect

Expected to be more effective against Omicron strains than conventional vaccines

The booster vaccine for the Omicron strain contains the components of the Omicron strain, so when compared to the conventional vaccine, the immunity that contributes to the prevention of exacerbation, infection, and onset against the Omicron strain is stronger. Induce. Therefore , it is expected that the Omicron strain will be more effective in preventing severe disease than conventional vaccines, and will also be effective in preventing infection and disease, although the duration may be short.

Being a bivalent vaccine, it reacts to various new coronaviruses

Due to the presence of two different types of antigens, the induced immunity is also thought to respond to a wider variety of new coronaviruses. Therefore, it is expected that it is more likely to be effective against future mutant strains .

safety

In the regulatory approval of bivalent vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, both vaccines exhibited broadly similar symptoms to conventional vaccines.

Reference "Reorganized from the report on special approval (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare)"

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◆Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare "About vaccination against Omicron strain"

Updated: January 4, 2023