LEXICON
No.116 May 24, 2012

Routine (publicly funded) vaccination program
定期(予防)接種
Introduction of a routine (HPV) vaccination program
(HPVの) 定期(予防)接種化
Voluntary vaccination program
任意(予防)接種

The Preventive Vaccination Law (予防接種法) requires municipal mayors (市町村長) to ensure that designated residents are vaccinated against Class 1 and 2 diseases (一類/二類疾病) by a certain deadline or in a certain period (routine (publicly funded) vaccination programs; 定期予防接種). Class 1...

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