Efforts of “intramuscular injection for vaccination against new coronavirus infection” by clinical laboratory technicians at a large-scale vaccination center

Abstract

Vaccines against new coronavirus infections have been reported to be useful in preventing the onset and aggravation of new coronavirus infections (COVID-19). A notification from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare approved intramuscular injection for COVID-19 vaccination by dentists in April 2021 and clinical laboratory technicians and emergency life-saving technicians in June 2021 as a special exception. At the Fujita Health University Okazaki Medical Center, 12 clinical laboratory technicians had completed the designated training and participated in vaccination against COVID-19 at a large-scale vaccination center. We obtained permission to inject the vaccine from the Okazaki City Medical Association, made it known to the hospital, and shared the schedule with the Nursing Department. There are many COVID-19-infection-related tasks in the hospital, and many departments handle them. At each medical institution, the response to COVID-19 patients has been prolonged, and the burden on each department has accumulated. This time, we will report on the vaccination efforts at a large-scale vaccination center.