Carlton. Today marks the acceptance for the 3rd tranche of reservations for Covid booster shots in Kumamoto. Those eligible will be age 65 or older who received their 2nd shots before July 21, 2021 or those under 65 who got their 2nd jabs up to and including June 27, ‘21. If you have not received a “ticket” or voucher from the government authorizing you to get a shot you are out of luck to the best of my knowledge.
I was part of the 2nd group and, after going on-line at the vaccination website last week, made a reservation and received my shot 4 days ago. It was a Pfizer dose, equal in volume to the first 2 shots, and I have had no side effects to date apart from the temporary sore shoulder where I was stabbed by the needle.
The clinic I went to was entirely unbusy and probably only doled out about a dozen shots for that day. That seems to be the case for all the small clinics and hospitals involved in this project. Kumamoto continues its steady and measured pace of distribution.
I heard that there may be a or a few mass vaccination sites with Moderna medication opening from February 14 in order to speed up the process. I hope so since I imagine many people are getting rather impatient.