16 prefectures unable to start giving anti-flu vaccines Monday

Sunday 18th October, 06:38 AM JST

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IvanCoughalot at 07:47 AM JST - 18th October

What a fantastic surprise. The world-famous Japanese efficiency. Someold blokes need to claim more expenses for sitting around nodding before the medicine gets out.
some14some at 07:59 AM JST - 18th October

May be these prefectures are least affected by H1N1/A (in Japan known as 'new' virus) or lied to Kyodo News Survey.
lunchmeat at 08:32 AM JST - 18th October

Will they report deaths caused by this anti-flu vaccination?
bobbafett at 09:24 AM JST - 18th October

The new solution appears to be to export the problem to NZ where 50 students who turned up with swine flu are being quarantined.
thepro at 10:56 AM JST - 18th October

I guess they didn't have enough meetings yet to decide the course of action on starting the process of making a decision.
gogogo at 12:33 PM JST - 18th October

I hate to ask this but can you get it if you are not Japanese?
Jandals at 01:31 PM JST - 18th October

re:bobbafett...

Imagine my surprise when I have to walk through a whole bunch of them to get into the Teachers College cafe and they all have masks on! I hope the poor JTB guides looking after them don't get it. Isn't it funny now that they stopped all these people coming over here because we had it, now they have it infinitely worse and they haven't once said "don't come to Japan".
smithinjapan at 01:44 PM JST - 18th October

And you watch... surprisingly enough, these will be the sixteen prefectures with the least number of vaccination-resistant virus strains in a few months, and the least number of 'unexplainable' deaths caused by reactions to the vaccine.
whatsgoinon at 06:17 PM JST - 18th October

gogogo,

yes, if you pay for Japanese Health Insurance and can go to a doctor, you can get the vaccination.

lunchmeat...seems like no one wants to hear about that...they'd rather Japan bash. Interesting question, though...will they report deaths and side-effects from the unsafe vaccination? They don't seem to be planning on advertising that part of the vaccination in the US, although England doctors and hospitals have been advised of the risks, and many health care professionals have opted not to take the shot.
hichhocx at 07:50 PM JST - 18th October

im really feeling bad about this issue bcs this illness is widelly spreading and im sure that japan would not surrender to this case. ur friend from morocco.
Disillusioned at 11:25 PM JST - 18th October
cited such factors as delays in procedures to select hospitals that would implement vaccine injections as well as difficulties they face in deciding how to distribute the vaccines among the hospitals.

Classic! How many months have they had to prepare for this? 3? 4? Now, a little over a week before they are due to start they cannot initiate the biggest vaccination program in Japan's history. The reasons they have cited are far from being major issues. They are virtually the only two issues they had to resolve from the beginning - Which hospitals will issue the vaccines and, how to get it to the hospitals. What the flick have they been doing?
- Yeah, it's Japan bashing time, but the morons deserve it!
Yelnats at 11:22 AM JST - 19th October

I want this shot and also the flu a shot. I like pain
jason6 at 11:36 AM JST - 19th October

can us gaijin just go straight to a doctor NOW and grab a shot? do we have to waited until we are called up??