Translation by Hibiki Maeda, M. Yamamoto, Racheal Wiseman   Narration by Racheal Wiseman  

Text by Takeshi Nemoto　(2021/06/30)

N1) Corporations, both small and mid-sized companies, as well as  Universities have joined together and begun organizing workplace covid vaccinations, so that all adults can receive the shot soon.

N2) The vaccination is free of charge. Workers and students from abroad as well as their families can also take advantage of the workplace vaccination. People over the age of 18 can choose to be vaccinated or not.

N3) Moderna is the most commonly used vaccine. The effectiveness is the same as Pfizer, which was one of the first vaccines used in Japan. Moderna and Pfizer are American pharmaceutical manufacturers. The vaccine is a two-step process and it is required to get the second vaccine about 4 weeks after you receive the first one.

N4) Businesses are hoping to go back to normal soon like before the pandemic, universities are also hoping to restart face-to-face classes, and all prefectures hope to avoid the risk of anymore cluster infection. Therefore, a lot of organizations, groups and universities plan to have workplace vaccination.

N5) The vaccination is currently in progress according to the production and supply of vaccine in each district. If there is a shortage in vaccine supply there will be a temporary stop on vaccine appointments. The vaccine is optional, you can choose to have the vaccine or not.