How To Get Vaccine Passport

A certificate is available from Kobe city for those who have received the COVID19 vaccination using the vaccination coupons from Kobe City. The certificate is intended for those who are scheduled to travel to countries where documentation is required.
 
Application is available online here ---> https://lgpos.task-asp.net/cu/281000/ea/residents/procedures/apply/393ad2c1-5e98-4540-9511-b15c99de65e0/start
​Or you may go to your residing local ward office directly for face-to-face guidance.

Required documents:
  1. Passport
  2. Vaccine Record (Government issued formats are shown below.)
  3. Identity document to verifying address (Eg/ My Number card/driving license/resident's card/Health Insurance card)
  4. Optional: Vaccine ticket number indicated on the vaccine coupons (10 digits number), if available.  *The Vaccine ticket number can be obtained from the vaccinating clinic. This is only optional and it is not a requirement.

The certificate will be mailed to your registered address from Kobe City.
The processing may take up to few weeks to few months.

    COVID19 Vaccine: Cancellation Waiting List Registration


    Kobe City has started providing COVID19 Pfizer vaccine to priority candidates (Elderlies from 65 years old).
    Our clinic is participating in this mass priority vaccination program.  However, Pfizer vaccines should be administrated within 6 hours after dilution of the vaccine in vials containing multiple doses (5 or 6 doses). The doses cannot be stored until the next day, once prepared.

    In the case of a cancellation, we will contact patients who will have registered in advance on the Cancellation Waiting List in order to propose the slot to another person. In order to register in advance on this waiting list, please fill in the form below. In the case of a patient cancelling his/her vaccination appointment, you will be contacted accordingly. The list will be sorted by the order of priority conditions as much as possible. Please note that it is not in order of registration.
     
    Availability will depend on the cancellations on the day. We encourage all those who register for our Cancellation Waiting List to make separate vaccination standard appointments from Kobe City, when available. Please make sure to inform us if you have received vaccination elsewhere to have your name removed from the Cancellation waiting List.

    If you get  a call from our office and you are able to get vaccinated, please make sure to bring following items (We may not be able to provide the dose if the documents are missing):
    1. Inoculation ticket mailed from the municipality (If you have one)
    2. Identity verification documents  (E.g.: My Number card, driver's license, Japanese health insurance card, residence card)
    3. Filled pre-vaccination questionnaire (Please click here)

    Any information gathered in this process is only used for the purpose mentioned above.
    The list and information recorded will be erased completely at the end of December 2021

    Cancellation Waiting list registration is limited to those who are registered residents of Kobe City at this moment. 
    The inoculation fee is free of charge, as fully funded by Kobe City.
    キャンセル待ち登録は、現在のところ神戸市在住者のみが対象となっております。
    Chronic illness that would make eligible for priority vaccination: 
    - Chronic respiratory illness - Chronic heart disease (including hypertension) - Chronic kidney disease - Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis, etc.) - Diabetes with insulin or other medications being treated or with other illnesses - Blood diseases (excluding iron deficiency anemia) - Diseases with reduced immune function (including malignant tumors receiving treatment or palliative care) - Receiving treatments that reduce immune function, such as steroids - Neurological and neuromuscular diseases associated with immune disorders - Neurological or neuromuscular diseases (respiratory disorders, etc.) - Genetic abnormality - Severe mental and physical disability (a condition in which severe physical disability and severe intellectual disability overlap) - Sleep apnea syndrome - Obese people who meet the criteria (BMI 30 or above)
    *those with history of severe allergy or anaphylaxis may need to get vaccinations at specialist facilities.
    *Access to ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Kobe click here

Multilingual Hotline

National COVID19 call center (AM9:00-PM9:00): TEL 0120-565653
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_15161.html
Kobe City Multilingual Call Center (24 hours): TEL 078-322-6250 
https://www.city.kobe.lg.jp/a73576/kenko/health/infection/protection/coronavirus.html
Kyoto Prefecture Multilingual Call Center (24 hours): TEL 075-414-5487
www.pref.kyoto.jp/kentai/corona/soudan.html

Ministry of Health and Labour Resource in English: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/0000164708_00079.html
Multilingual Resource List https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/1019/
Multilingual Hotline AMDA https://www.amdamedicalcenter.com/news

Stress and Mental Health

"Your Mental Health is Important!" by Dr Min Ku, PhD., TELL Kansai  Summary notes click here​
TELL is dedicated to providing effective support and counseling services to Japan's international community and its increasing mental health needs. TELL is a certified NPO and their service is heavily dependent on your donations. More about TELL Japan click here
If a donation is possible, please see click SUPPORT TELL Japan for credit card and other methods. Thank you for your support!

News updates in Japan

NHK News:  https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/
NHK Update on corona related news in English: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhworld/en/news/tags/82/

Realtime statistics

World Statistics: Johns Hopkins Dashboard 
Japan Statistics: https://toyokeizai.net/sp/visual/tko/covid19/

Work Place Resource

CDC Workplace guidance: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/guidance-business-response.html
CDC Cloth Face Covering: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/about-face-coverings.html
​​CDC Wearing gloves: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/gloves.html
CDC Disinfection guidance: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/cleaning-disinfection.html
CDC Decision Tree for workplace: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/community/workplace-decision-tree.pdf
厚生労働省Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_09671.html
日本経済団体連合会Japan Business Federation: https://www.keidanren.or.jp/policy/2020/040_guideline1.html

Schools and Teaching Settings Resource

CDC When You Can be Around Others After You Had or Likely Had COVID-19: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/end-home-isolation.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fprevent-getting-sick%2Fwhen-its-safe.html
WHO School Preparedness Guidance: https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/key-messages-and-actions-for-covid-19-prevention-and-control-in-schools-march-2020.pdf?sfvrsn=baf81d52_4&gclid=CjwKCAjw2a32BRBXEiwAUcugiLPETaftuFXgv8
CDC School Preparedness Guidance: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/checklist.html
​CDC Cloth Face Covering: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/about-face-coverings.html
​CDC Wearing gloves: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/gloves.html
CDC Disinfection guidance: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/cleaning-disinfection.html
CDC Decision Tree for Youth programs & Camps: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/Camps-Decision-Tree.pdf
American Academy of Pediatrics Return to School Overview: https://healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/chest-lungs/Pages/Return-to-School-During-COVID-19.aspx
American Academy of Pediatrics urges universal cloth face covers for those ages 2 and up: https://www.aappublications.org/news/2020/08/13/covid19facecoverings081320​
文部科学省 学校再開ガイドライン　https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/coronavirus/mext_00008.html
This Guideline from Japanese Ministry of Education shows preparation and check list to prepare school to prevent spread of corona virus.
兵庫県教育委員会ガイドライン　https://www.hyogo-c.ed.jp/~board-bo/corona/corona.htm
Hyogo Prefectural Board of Education

Assessing Risks of behavior

CDC: Deciding to Go Out https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/deciding-to-go-out.html

Mental Health

WHO Looking after your physical & | Mental health during COVID-19‎: 
https://www.who.int/news-room/campaigns/connecting-the-world-to-combat-coronavirus/healthyathome?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI74Scza6u6QIVEqqWCh3dGgz-EAAYASAAEgK-UvD_BwE
日本赤十字 新型コロナウイルス感染症対応に従事されている方のこころの健康を維持するために
http://www.jrc.or.jp/activity/saigai/news/200330_006139.html

Mass gatherings and COVID-19

WHO: Practical considerations and recommendations for religious leaders and faith-based communities in the context of COVID-19
https://www.who.int/publications-detail/practical-considerations-and-recommendations-for-religious-leaders-and-faith-based-communities-in-the-context-of-covid-19
CDC: Guidance for Communities of Faith
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/faith-based.html

Weekly Online seminar

June 18, 2020 7pm-8pm Summary notes click here
June 6, 2020 7pm-8pm Summary notes click here
May 28, 2020 7pm-8pm Summary notes click here
May 21, 2020 7pm-8pm Summary notes click here
May 14, 2020 7pm-8pm Summary notes click here
May 7, 2020 7pm-8pm Summary notes click here
May 2nd, 2020 2pm-3pm Q&A session for JET Teachers Summary notes click here
April 30, 2020 7pm-8pm Summary notes click here
April 23, 2020 7pm-8pm Summary notes click here 
April 16, 2020 3pm-4pm 
​April 9, 2020 3pm-4pm 
April 2, 2020 3pm-4pm 
References:
CDC Testing Criteria updates https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-criteria.html  
CDC management guidance update https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-guidance-management-patients.html  
CDC Symptoms update https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html
NIH Treatment Guidelines:  https://covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/overview/management-of-covid-19/
WHO Guidelines: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
WHO Vaccine candidates in development: COVID19_vaccine candidates_WHO
WHO Testing guidance: COVID19_point of care testing_WHO
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