A Notice from Kure City February, 2023（English）【Vaccination against Measles, German Measles, and Pneumococcus (until March 31)】

【Vaccination against Measles, German Measles, and Pneumococcus (until March 31)】

[Measles or German measles (for children) ]
▼This is the second dose of the vaccination for children born between April 2, 2016 and April 1, 2017
※Vaccinations are free until Friday, March 31, but will be charged at around 10,000 yen after that. Maternity health record books are required. Children must be accompanied by someone fully conversant with the children’s state of health.

[Pneumococcus Vaccinations (for senior citizens)]
▼For: Those who are at the following ages and have never been vaccinated:
●Born between April 2, 1957 and April 1, 1958
●Born between April 2, 1952 and April 1, 1953
●Born between April 2, 1947 and April 1, 1948
●Born between April 2, 1942 and April 1, 1943
●Born between April 2, 1937 and April 1, 1938
●Born between April 2, 1932 and April 1, 1933
●Born between April 2, 1927 and April 1, 1928
●Born between April 2, 1922 and April 1, 1923
●Those who are from 60 to 65 years old and have serious heart, kidney, respiratory or immune system deficiencies caused by HIV, please consult your doctor first.
※A vaccination ticket is required for vaccination. Notifications were sent last June to those who are eligible. If you have misplaced it, or you moved to Kure after July, 2022 and are unvaccinated, please contact Chiki-hoken-ka.
▼Where: participating vaccination clinics in Kure (appointment required)

▼Contact: Chiki-hoken-ka 0823-25-3525

【A multilingual life guidebook has been published】

“The Kure Life Guidebook for Foreigners” has been published in English, Chinese, Portuguese, and Vietnamese. It contains a lot of useful information for foreigners about life and administrative procedures.
It is distributed free of charge at the International Exchange Center on the 1st floor of the Kure City Hall, Tobu Chiku Foreign Resident Comprehensive Consultation Counter in Hiro Shimin Center, and every local Civic Center.
You can also download it from the Kure International Exchange Association’s website.