About subsidy for the cost of shingles vaccination (optional vaccination)

Inagi City is providing partial subsidies for the cost of receiving the shingles vaccine.

Those who meet all of the following conditions as of the date of vaccination (1) Those who are registered as residents of Inagi City (2) Those who are 50 years of age or older (3) Those who have never received a subsidy for this shingles vaccine voluntary vaccination direction

From Monday, April 1, 2020 to Monday, March 31, 2020

About either vaccine to advocate next, we support a part of inoculation expense.
Please pay the difference between the vaccination cost set by the designated medical institution and the subsidy amount to the designated medical institution.

(1) "Information about cost subsidy" and "subsidy ticket (and vaccination ticket)" will be installed at designated medical institutions in the city. Please make an appointment and visit the designated medical institution directly. Note: Application to the city is not required.
(2) At the designated medical institution, please read the "Notice Regarding Expense Subsidy" carefully, fill in the necessary items on the "subsidy ticket (cum-vaccination pre-examination form)", and present your identity verification document at the counter. In addition, if you are vaccinated for the second time, please be sure to bring something that shows the history of the first vaccination (herpes zoster vaccination certificate, etc.).
(3) Please pay the difference between the vaccination cost set by the designated medical institution and the subsidy amount to the designated medical institution.

Designated medical institutions in Inagi City (as below)
Note: If you wish to receive the vaccination at a medical institution outside the city due to unavoidable circumstances, you will need to apply in advance, so please contact the Health Center. Please note that inquiries regarding out-of-town vaccinations should be made after the start date of the subsidy.

There are two types of vaccines that can be administered:

At a designated medical institution in Inagi City, you will receive a "[Optional Vaccination] Notification of Inagi City Shingles Vaccination Expense Subsidy" together with the "subsidy ticket (cum-vaccination pre-examination form)". Please read in advance, fully understand the necessity of vaccination and side effects, and be sure to get vaccinated.

It is necessary to leave a two-week interval between vaccinations with the new coronavirus vaccine.
In addition, when inoculating live vaccines, it is necessary to leave an interval of 27 days or more between vaccinations with other injectable live vaccines (measles, rubella, etc.).

Herpes zoster vaccination is treated as an inoculation (voluntary inoculation) not based on the Immunization Act. If this vaccination causes a health hazard, such as a disease that requires hospitalization or a disorder that severely limits daily life, the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency Act stipulates that "adverse drug reactions subject to remedies under the Relief System. In addition, the "National Association of City Mayors" vaccination accident compensation insurance may be applied. First, please contact the Inagi City Health Division (Health Center).

Shingles is a disease in which rashes (blisters) with blisters appear in strips along the nerves distributed in the skin. Two to three days before the blisters appear, itching and pain may occur, and after about a week, symptoms such as multiple blisters, fever, and headache may appear. Skin symptoms usually subside in 2 to 4 weeks.
When chickenpox is contracted in childhood, the varicella-zoster virus remains latent in the body for a long time, and when the immune system weakens due to aging or fatigue, it develops as "herpes zoster". In addition, post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), which remains painful for a long time even after the skin symptoms have healed, may occur.
Since more than 90% of adults have antibodies to the varicella-zoster virus, which causes shingles, it is thought that most people are already infected, and everyone is at risk of developing shingles. there is.

For prevention, it is important to maintain a healthy lifestyle as much as possible. Make sure you eat a balanced diet, exercise regularly, and get enough sleep. Furthermore, for those aged 50 and over, vaccination is expected to prevent the onset and severity of the disease.
The mainstay of treatment is antiviral drugs that suppress the replication of the virus. Early administration is said to be effective, so if blisters appear after itching or pain, see a doctor as soon as possible.

Currently, there are two types of herpes zoster vaccine (Shingrix and Biken), and there are differences in efficacy and inoculation targets, so be sure to consult your doctor.