Fraught History is plagued by the development of the Japanese virus vaccine

Tokyo, January 8 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News-January 8, 2021): History of the Vaccine Controversy Japan May Cast a long shadow on Coronavirus Even when the country is fighting a serious third wave of infectious diseases, jab deployments, experts warn.

Vaccine hesitant, and completely OppositionIn recent years, it has grown in developed countries, and the suspicions of the people go far back. Japan..

Even as Millions In United Kingdom And the United States have been inoculated against Covid-19, Japan Not yet approved for a single jab and vaccination will not start until late February At the earliest.

this week, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he would be vaccinated first as a clear attempt to increase his lukewarm confidence in the jab.

Only 60% of Japanese respondents December Ipsos-According to a World Economic Forum survey, you want a vaccine, China, 77% United Kingdom, 75 percent Korea And 69 percent in the United States.

This number was significantly higher than the recorded 40 percent. France..

Another poll by Japanese broadcaster NHK showed that only half of the respondents wanted the vaccine and 36% disagreed.

distrust Japan Experts point out a vicious cycle of proceedings over suspicious adverse events, dating back decades. media False alarm government Overreaction.

“I think the reason Japanese people hesitate is because they lack trust. government Information. ” Harumi Gomi, a professor at the International University of Health and Welfare Infectious Diseases Center, told AFP.

-Loss of confidence-As early as the 1970s, class action proceedings were filed against the Japanese. government Side effects associated with smallpox and other vaccines.

And two deaths following diphtheria vaccination, whooping cough and tetanus vaccination government Temporarily withdraw the jab.

It was quickly reintroduced with the new rules, but did not restore trust.

Later, from the late 1980s to the early 1990s, cases of locally produced measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines in children with aseptic meningitis caused new protests, and the combined jab was discontinued. I urged you.

The important turning point was 1992 court Judgment holding government Even without the scientific evidence of the link, you are responsible for side effects on some vaccines, including side effects.

“After the proceeding, I government Tetsuo Nakayama, a project professor specializing in clinical virology at the Kitasato Institute, must have thought that he would be sued if he actively introduced the vaccine and had problems. ”

“People thought that vaccination could do something (negative),” he added.

“As result, JapanVaccine program has not progressed for 15 to 20 years. There was a grassroots effort by doctors to build trust, with some success, especially with the Hib vaccine. young Children to prevent infection otherwise lead For meningitis.

“Thanks to the efforts of pediatricians, the Hib vaccine became available in 2008,” added Nakayama. JapanVaccine program “began to change course at that time.”

But soon after that there was another setback, media Beware of side effects allegedly associated with the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.

Despite scientific questions about the link, the protest government Get rid of vaccine From A list of positively recommended shots.

-“Appropriate risk communication”-Subsequent investigations found no cause of concern and HPV vaccines are widely administered elsewhere.

But, Japan, The uptake plummeted From According to an article in the Lancet Medical Journal, it is between 70% and less than 1%.

“This is a very disappointing situation for me as a specialist,” Garbage said.

At this point, Japan Weeks, if not months. From Large-scale deployment of Coronavirus Vaccine provided free of charge.

It secures a sufficient dose all 127 a million Residents trading with Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer who applied for jab approval December..

The decision about it is unlikely before February, And Nakayama said government Before that, we should work to build trust through “appropriate risk communication with the people”.

“They need to explain the risks of getting infected with the virus, the benefits of the vaccine and its side effects,” he said.

Garbage treating virus patients said that vaccination depends on and is responsible for clear explanations by healthcare professionals. media coverage.

“There is no 100 percent safe vaccine. If people want it, the vaccine program won’t work,” she said.