With the start of vaccination with Omicron-specific vaccines, Shiga Prefecture wide-area vaccination centers will be re-established at two locations in the prefecture, and vaccination will begin as follows, with limited job classifications.

Establishment Period

October 14th (Fri) 2022 to March 30th (Mon) 2023

Eligible Person

Those who are 18 years of age or over, have completed the second vaccination, 5 months have passed after the previous vaccination, and are eligible for both of the following (1) and (2).
(1) Those who fall under any of the occupations from a to d
 a. Teaching staff, police staff, firefighters, Self-Defense Forces members
 b. Child welfare workers (nursery schoolteacher, etc.), disabled welfare service workers, care workers
 c. Medical personnel
 d. Judo therapists, shiatsu massage therapist, acupuncturists, moxa specialist

※Eligible occupation will be expanded depending on the number of reservations.

(2)Those who have an inoculation ticket issued by their local municipality and meet one of the following criteria
  • Those who have a certificate of residence in Shiga
  • Residents outside the prefecture and commute to work or school in Shiga
  • Residents outside the prefecture and who are enrolled in a business or school based in Shiga
  • Shiga Prefecture residents (including family members) living outside of Shiga

Vaccination Dates and Hour

Friday 1:30pm to 8:00pm
Saturday, Monday 10:30am to 4:30pm

Vaccination venue

Southern venue: Oh! Me Otsu Terrace 3rd floor (14-30 Uchidehama, Otsu)
Northern venue: Frespo Hikone C Building (1917-1 Matsubara, Hikone)

Reservation

Reservation is accepted via internet.
Please access the reservation site via the following URL.

Prefectural wide area vaccination center (Only Japanese is available.)

※Reservations are required if you wish to receive vaccinations.
※Reservations by phone are not accepted.

Call center regarding the way of reservation (Only Japanese is available.)

The call center regarding how to use reservation system and cancellation will be placed.
Shiga prefecture wide area vaccination call center (Only Japanese is available.)
Office hours:9:00AM to 5:00PM everyday (except Friday)
9:00AM to 9:00PM (Friday)
Phone:050-3665-9654
Reference
About Shiga wide area vaccination center (large-scale inoculation) August 18, 2021

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