Influenza vaccinations

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Inventory status of influenza vaccines at each clinic


MY Medical Clinic Shibuya
“In stock”
MY Medical Clinic Otemachi
“In stock”
MY Medical Clinic Yokohama Minatomirai
“In stock”
MY Medical Clinic Tamachi Mita
“Available from December 1”

● Influenza HA vaccine production strains for the 2023 to 2024 season
A/Victoria/4897/2022 (IVR-238) (H1N1)
A/Darwin/9/2021 (SAN-010) (H3N2)
B/Phuket/3073/2013 (Yamagata strain)
B/Austria/1359417/2021 (BVR-26) (Victoria strain)
Please confirm the following before your visit in accordance with our clinic’s policy on influenza vaccinations.
[Vaccination time frame]

Vaccination started on September 27.
*This is not an appointment system, so the vaccinations will be administered in the order in which you visit the clinic on that day.
*If you use a health insurance association subsidy, please confirm in advance whether the date on which you wish to receive the vaccination is within the subsidized period.
Please be prepared to wait in the case of overcrowding. We will do everything we can to accommodate you as quickly as possible. We would appreciate for your understanding.

出典:https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/shingi2/newpage_00058.html(厚生労働省 HP)
https://www.niid.go.jp/niid/ja/flu-m/2066-idsc/related/584-atpcs002.html(国立感染症研究所 HP)



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Influenza vaccines at MY Medical Clinic

Currently, MY Medical Clinic has three locations, in Shibuya, Otemachi, and Yokohama Minatomirai, and influenza vaccination services are available at all three locations.
The Shibuya Clinic was opened in November 2015 and is used by people who live in the Shibuya area or often come to Shibuya.
Influenza vaccination services have been provided since 2016, so you can get your vaccinations at our clinic.
In order to make it easy for people outside of Shibuya-ku to get vaccinated against influenza, we are deploying a roving influenza vaccination service, which has made vaccinations available to more people.
In addition to our Shibuya Clinic, we have a clinic in Otemachi, one of Japan’s leading business districts.
As at our Shibuya Clinic, many business people use MY Medical Clinic Otemachi to get various vaccinations, including the influenza vaccination.
We also opened a clinic in Minatomirai in 2022.
We hope that the character of Minatomirai as a leading tourist spot in Kanagawa Prefecture and a business base representing Yokohama will make it possible for a wide range of people to visit our clinic to receive influenza vaccinations. MY Medical Clinic Yokohama Minatomirai is also directly connected to Minatomirai Station and offers easy access for busy business persons.
Please use one of our three MY Medical Clinics in Shibuya, Otemachi, or Yokohama Minatomirai to get your influenza vaccinations.

Characteristics of influenza

Influenza is characterized by rapid onset of symptoms such as fever of 38°C or higher, headache, arthralgia, myalgia, and general malaise. In general, the symptoms are similar to those of the common cold and include sore throat, runny nose, and cough. People of any age with chronic respiratory, cardiovascular, or kidney disease or compromised immune function may be more susceptible to secondary bacterial infections of the respiratory tract, which increases the risk of their illness becoming more severe.

Necessity of influenza vaccinations

  • ■Necessity of influenza vaccinations

    Effects of vaccination include direct effects on vaccinated individuals and indirect effects that confer immunity to most of the population (herd immunity) and prevent the spread of infection.
    We all need to continue being mindful of our vaccinations against both the COVID-19 and influenza virus, especially in the winter season. Taking group infection control measures against both viruses helps to minimize absences from fever and poor physical condition. This is necessary from the standpoint of protecting the health of employees and maintaining the functions of the company as a whole.

About influenza vaccinations

1

Effects of influenza vaccination

Influenza viruses infect the body by invading and proliferating through the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose, or eyes, and the disease becomes symptomatic after the incubation period.
Vaccines cannot always be expected to prevent the onset of illness, but their most important effect is to prevent the aggravation of pneumonia and encephalopathy.

2

Vaccine used

The influenza vaccine now widely used in Japan is a “quadrivalent vaccine,” which is produced by culturing 2 strains each of influenza A strain and influenza B strain, a total of 4 strains in each culture.

3

Optimal timing for influenza vaccination

In Japan, it is desirable to administer the vaccine by the middle of December because the epidemic will spread from December to April every year and the peak will be reached from January to early March.

4

Number of doses

As a general rule, a single dose is administered to persons aged 13 years or older.
Some package inserts for the vaccine state: “Administer 1 or 2 doses to persons aged 13 years or older”, but in studies in healthy adults and persons with chronic diseases, the results showed that a single injection of 0.5 mL can obtain an antibody titer equivalent to that of 2 doses.

5

Prevalence of influenza in recent years

In Australia, there are signs that this year’s influenza epidemic will be the largest in the past 5 years.
Australia is located in the southern hemisphere, and because winter comes there in what is the summer season in Japan, epidemics in Australia occur in the June to September period. There is a correlation between the numbers of people infected each year in Japan and Australia. Based on data from countries in the Southern Hemisphere, we can predict what strains will become epidemic and get a sense of the scale of infection.
For the above reasons, it is highly likely that influenza will become epidemic in Japan this year, and because there have been no global influenza epidemics in recent years, immunity against influenza can be expected to have decreased. Accordingly, there is concern that the risk of the disease becoming severe will be higher this year than in the average year.
Vaccines cannot always be expected to prevent the onset of illness, but their most important effect is to prevent the aggravation of pneumonia and encephalopathy.

As described above, the experience of countries like Australia in the Southern Hemisphere shows us what countries like Japan in the Northern Hemisphere can expect, and influenza is now reported to be epidemic in the Southern Hemisphere.


▼ In-clinic vaccination
No appointment required

· Vaccination period
Available from September 27 onward

· Vaccination cost：4,060 yen (tax included)
・接種方法：ご予約無しで、ご来院くださいませ。


　　
◆If you will be visiting our clinic through the company you work for
You will be sent a “special pre-vaccination screening questionnaire” through your company in advance.
The fee will be as stated in the special pre-vaccination screening questionnaire.
Please be sure to bring this pre-vaccination screening questionnaire with you on the day of your visit.
If you forget to bring the form, you will be asked to pay 4,060 yen (tax included) at the accounting counter, just like general outpatient examinations.
If you have any questions, please contact the person in charge at your company.


◆To get a vaccination subsidized by a health insurance association
Subsidies from health insurance associations may be available for some vaccinations.
To receive the subsidy, you will need to download to voucher from the website of the health insurance association and bring it with you when you come to the clinic.
If you forget to bring the voucher, you will be asked to pay 4,060 yen (tax included) at the accounting counter, just like people paying the full amount.
Please note that you cannot obtain a refund by bringing the voucher in at a later date.
*At MY Medical Clinic Tamachi Mita, you cannot use the “Toshinkyo Influenza Vaccination” voucher to obtain a subsidized vaccination. For information on other health insurance association subsidies, please check the website of your health insurance society.

*For your consideration, we also provide FLUBIK, which is free of the additive thimerosal (sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate), which is usually added to prevent bacterial contamination of vaccine products.
4,500 yen (tax included)


· What to bring with you on the day of vaccination (essential)
· Medical questionnaire form

Flow from vaccination to post vaccination

Visit/vaccination

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● Things to bring with you: medical questionnaire form, mother-child handbook, and vaccine notebook (if you have one)

· You cannot receive a vaccination if you have a fever of 37.5°C or higher or are not feeling well.

· If you have received any vaccinations from other clinics or hospitals, please pay attention to the vaccination intervals.

After vaccination

· Please be on the alert for adverse reactions in the first 24 hours after vaccination. Be particularly attentive to any symptoms in the first 30 minutes after vaccination, and consult a doctor or our clinic immediately if you notice anything.

· Keep the vaccination site clean. Bathing is possible on the day of vaccination, but avoid excessive exercise.

· After vaccination, the vaccination site may become red, swollen, or hard. Sometimes fever and headache may also occur.

· Get your vaccination before the flu season starts.

· If you have any other concerns, please consult your doctor or our clinic.

· Some side effects, such as redness or pain at the injection site, may occur within a week, but in most cases, they will resolve spontaneously within a few days. Contact our clinic if you have any symptoms that interfere with daily activities or any symptoms of concern.

About the medical questionnaire form

About the medical questionnaire form

You need to fill out the medical questionnaire form at the time of the vaccination. We will be able to accommodate you smoothly if you download the medical questionnaire form from the following link in advance, fill it out, and bring it with you (You may still need to wait a while depending on the situation on the day of your visit). Guardian consent is required for vaccination of minors. Minors presenting for vaccination unaccompanied by a guardian must bring a medical questionnaire form downloaded in advance and signed by their guardian. The minor will then be able to receive the vaccination if the doctor can connect with the guardian over the internet at the time of the history taking. *Please be advised that vaccination may be cancelled at the doctor’s discretion.

Download medical questionnaire form

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Consultation hours

Shibuya Clinic: Outpatient reception hours

Reception hours Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Holidays
8:30〜16:30 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ×
16:30〜20:15 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ × × ×

*No-consultation days and times: Saturday evening, Sunday evening, holidays

Otemachi Clinic: Reception hours for outpatient/internal medicine

Reception hours Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Holidays
8:30〜12:30 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ × × ×
13:30〜16:30 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ × × ×
18:00〜20:00 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ × × ×

*No-consultation days: Saturdays, Sundays, holidays

Yokohama Minatomirai Clinic: Reception hours for outpatient/internal medicine

Reception hours Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Holidays
9:00〜12:30 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ × ×
13:30〜16:30 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ × ×
18:00〜20:00 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ × × ×

*No-consultation days and times: Saturday evening, Sundays, holidays

Tests/prescriptions

Influenza virus test A throat or nasal swab is taken to check the mucus for the presence of the virus. You will receive a positive or negative result.

We can test for both type A and type B.

It takes about 15 minutes.		 4,400 yen (including tax) *If covered by health insurance: about 1,550 yen
インフルエンザウイルス検査
喉や鼻の粘液を拭ってその中に含まれるウイルスを調べ、陽性か陰性か判断します。

A型、B型どちらも検査可能です。

所要時間は15分程度です。
4,400円(税込)※保険診療の場合：約1550円程度

Inquiries

Inquiry form is available here.

Click here for group vaccinations by companies.



MEDICAL

Examination items

Please confirm consultation hours and access for each hospital below.

MY Medical Clinic
Shibuya

MY Medical Clinic
Otemachi

MY Medical Clinic
Yokohama Minatomirai

MY Medical Clinic
Tamachi Mita