The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has notified national and public university corporations, school corporations, national colleges of technology, etc. of the points to be noted in the third inoculation of the new coronavirus infectious disease vaccine in occupational areas such as universities. It is expected that applications will be accepted on the dedicated web form of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare from mid-December, and preparations on the part of the university will begin in earnest toward the start of inoculation next spring.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the third inoculation of the new corona vaccine in occupational areas including universities is planned to start sequentially from March 3 using the product manufactured by Moderna of the United States. Among the universities and companies that have given the first and second vaccinations, those who wish to do so are targeted.Venue and medical staff will be secured by universities and companies as in the first and second sessions.The standard inoculation interval is 2022 months from the second inoculation.
Vaccination at universities is thought to have contributed to improving the vaccination rate of young people and has had a certain effect on preventing the spread of infection, but considering the 8-month vaccination interval, the implementation period is 2022 at many universities. It is expected to be after April of the year.
In the early part of the new year, not only many students gather on the campus of the university, but also from 2022, such as Kwansei Gakuin University, all classes are returned to the face-to-face system in principle.Since it is said that inoculation in the workplace is intended for more than 1,000 people, there are many issues such as securing a venue.
In addition, February to March, when preparations are underway, coincides with the busiest time for the university, such as entrance examinations and announcements of results.Although the number of newly infected people with the new corona has settled down in Japan, outbreaks continue in Europe and South Korea, and new mutant strains have been confirmed in South Africa.For this reason, it is difficult to predict the infection status at the time of preparation and the start of inoculation, and the university is worried about controlling the flow of people.
