Sep 4, 2023
2023 Covid Vaccines
It’s now 2023 and people are not so worried about Covid anymore, but I recently had it, and had so many severe symptoms, I think I want to get a booster so I don’t have to go through that again. Does anyone know if city governments are handling it now? Or do I just need to ask a doctor’s office.
I am a vegetarian who loves being Economical, Eco-friendly and anti-capitalist in Tokyo.
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on Sep 6
AFAIK, you can just reach out to any doctor's office that provides the service and make a reservation now. It seems like most places still require that, as opposed to walk-ins. https://v-sys.mhlw.go.jp/en/search/ has a list of providers that administer the vaccine (you can search by prefecture > city and it will bring up all the providers in your local area). It also indicates which vaccine type the provider administers, if that's a factor in your decision of where to visit.
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on Sep 16
Sorry to hear you had a bad dose. It would be very interesting to read what it was like if you would consider writing a post about it! m(_ _)m I hope you are fully recovered now. I'm not sure if you've heard, but you have to wait at least 4 weeks before getting a booster after an infection. In my home country they say 3+ months, a lot actually say 6 months (including my own Doc). In Japan officially the government recommends at least three months.
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on Oct 6
Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare says municipal governments are starting free vaccinations this autumn. The city I live in just mailed out vaccine coupons last week. The window for applications is next week with vaccinations starting in two weeks. According to the info packet, the vaccines are available to adults. The info also says if you've received an influenza vaccination, you have to wait some weeks before receiving the Covid vaccine. The Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare link to see when your municipal government has scheduled free vaccinations - https://v-sys.mhlw.go.jp/en/application/3rd-inoculation.html
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on Oct 7
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on Oct 8
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on Oct 8
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on Aug 26
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on Sep 27
@BigfamJapan I have honestly been lax with this over the last 12 months. We got COVID for a second time as a family earlier this year and it was so much milder than the first time we got it. The first time around I felt like death warmed up, and was basically bedridden for three days. The second time it felt just like a bad cold, but we did test to be sure and lo and behold we had it. I probably ought to make sure we're up to date though as we head into the colder months, and same goes for our flu vaccinations too.
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