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COVID-19 Vaccination in a Former Fukushima Nuclear Accident Evacuation Area: COVID-19 Vaccination for Former Evacuees
After the Fukushima accident in 2011, approximately 160000 residents were forced to evacuate the site. The evacuation order has since been lifted and the Japanese government is now advancing a return strategy. As the return proceeds, deterioration of health indicators and measures in the municipalit...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9947043/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36503699 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2022.291 |
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author | Ito, Naomi Yoshida, Sachiko Sato, Mika Yasui, Kiyotaka Sonoda, Yuki Tsubokura, Masaharu |
author_facet | Ito, Naomi Yoshida, Sachiko Sato, Mika Yasui, Kiyotaka Sonoda, Yuki Tsubokura, Masaharu |
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description | After the Fukushima accident in 2011, approximately 160000 residents were forced to evacuate the site. The evacuation order has since been lifted and the Japanese government is now advancing a return strategy. As the return proceeds, deterioration of health indicators and measures in the municipalities around the nuclear power plant remains unchanged. This affected the local governments’ coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination drive during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Japan, municipalities keep track of residents’ information and implement health-related measures. However, many residents evacuated the town, thus leaving their registered residence. With long-term evacuation and few returnees, it was difficult for government officials to constantly monitor the residents’ health. Therefore, there is an urgent need to maintain residents’ records and ensure that they receive health services without any gap. This report aimed to provide implications for post-disaster community health services and support as observed during the COVID-19 vaccination program at a disaster site. |
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spelling | pubmed-99470432023-02-23 COVID-19 Vaccination in a Former Fukushima Nuclear Accident Evacuation Area: COVID-19 Vaccination for Former Evacuees Ito, Naomi Yoshida, Sachiko Sato, Mika Yasui, Kiyotaka Sonoda, Yuki Tsubokura, Masaharu Disaster Med Public Health Prep Report from the Field After the Fukushima accident in 2011, approximately 160000 residents were forced to evacuate the site. The evacuation order has since been lifted and the Japanese government is now advancing a return strategy. As the return proceeds, deterioration of health indicators and measures in the municipalities around the nuclear power plant remains unchanged. This affected the local governments’ coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination drive during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Japan, municipalities keep track of residents’ information and implement health-related measures. However, many residents evacuated the town, thus leaving their registered residence. With long-term evacuation and few returnees, it was difficult for government officials to constantly monitor the residents’ health. Therefore, there is an urgent need to maintain residents’ records and ensure that they receive health services without any gap. This report aimed to provide implications for post-disaster community health services and support as observed during the COVID-19 vaccination program at a disaster site. Cambridge University Press 2022-12-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9947043/ /pubmed/36503699 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2022.291 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Report from the Field Ito, Naomi Yoshida, Sachiko Sato, Mika Yasui, Kiyotaka Sonoda, Yuki Tsubokura, Masaharu COVID-19 Vaccination in a Former Fukushima Nuclear Accident Evacuation Area: COVID-19 Vaccination for Former Evacuees |
title | COVID-19 Vaccination in a Former Fukushima Nuclear Accident Evacuation Area: COVID-19 Vaccination for Former Evacuees |
title_full | COVID-19 Vaccination in a Former Fukushima Nuclear Accident Evacuation Area: COVID-19 Vaccination for Former Evacuees |
title_fullStr | COVID-19 Vaccination in a Former Fukushima Nuclear Accident Evacuation Area: COVID-19 Vaccination for Former Evacuees |
title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 Vaccination in a Former Fukushima Nuclear Accident Evacuation Area: COVID-19 Vaccination for Former Evacuees |
title_short | COVID-19 Vaccination in a Former Fukushima Nuclear Accident Evacuation Area: COVID-19 Vaccination for Former Evacuees |
title_sort | covid-19 vaccination in a former fukushima nuclear accident evacuation area: covid-19 vaccination for former evacuees |
topic | Report from the Field |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9947043/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36503699 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2022.291 |
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