財団法人石川県国際交流協会

 

 

1. Start of the H1N1 Influenza Vaccination for priority vaccination groups:

  ・The vaccination will start on 2^nd of November (Monday) for the people with “Pre-existing medical ailments” (※1) and “Pregnant women”.

  ・For others, the vaccination will be provided based on a vaccination time-table in the due order.

 

2. Taking appointment for vaccination:

  ・At present, appointments can be given only to the “persons with pre-existing medical ailments” or “pregnant women”. If you belong to one of these categories and if you have not taken any appointment for your vaccination, please take an appointment after due consultations with your family doctor or a vaccination facility.

  ・If you do not belong to any of the above categories, please refer to this website to get updates about vaccinations.

  ・The quantity of allotted vaccine is limited and therefore it is possible that everyone will not be able to get the vaccination in spite of the appointments and you might have to wait until the next vaccination date.

 

3. Persons with pre-existing medical ailments

 The persons with pre-existing medical ailments will be divided into two categories based on the criterions established by the government and physician’s judgement:

Persons falling in the first category will receive the vaccination from 2^nd November (Top priority group) and persons receiving vaccinations after the first week of December (Others).

 

4. Pregnant women

 The vaccinations starting from 2^nd of November does not include the preservative-free influenza vaccines for pregnant women and the preservative-free vaccine is scheduled to be included from the mid-November. The pregnant women should consult with their family doctors regarding the vaccination.

 

5. Important Note

 If you are going to receive the influenza vaccination at a medical facility and not from your family doctor, you will need to provide “Vaccination Priority Group Certifificate” issued by your family doctor or any other medical facility.

  

   

  

※ 1 Pre-existing medical ailments: Chronic respiratory diseases, Chronic heart diseases, Chronic renal diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, Neurological diseases/Neuromuscular diseases, hematological diseases, Diabetes, Patients with immunosuppressive condition related to a disease or treatment, Pediatric chronic diseases

 

○     Vaccination Time-Table (Proposed Schedule)

 

※     The persons not falling under any of the the above groups will receive their vaccination, depending upon the vaccination of above groups.

 

 

①Number of vaccinations: Although at present we are assuming that there will be two vaccinations, it has been decided that medical staff between 20 ~ 50 years of age and without any health problems will receive 1 dose of vaccination while persons under the age of 13 will receive two vaccinations.

 

 The number of vaccinations for persons other than the medical staff and persons below the age of 13 will be decided later after the results of clinical tests.

 

② Vaccination cost: 6,150 Yen

 

 1^st Vaccination: 3,600 Yen, 2^nd Vaccination: 2,550 Yen (※2)

※2 If you receive your second vaccination at a clinic other than the one where you received your first vaccination, the cost will be 3,600 Yen. (Because the clinic needs to check your basic health condition)

 

○     Centers for counseling regarding H1N1 vaccination (Timing: 8:30 ~ 17:15 on weekdays)