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On September 1, the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases, the Japanese Respiratory Society, and the Japanese Society for Vaccinology jointly released their view on the FY2026 routine COVID-19 vaccination program, stating that they “strongly recommend routine vaccination with the latest vaccines.” Citing the continued high risk of severe illness and death among the elderly and the ongoing spread of immune-evading variants, the three societies are calling for vaccination with the strain-matched shot set to roll out from October. On 5ch, the announcement sparked a mix of reactions — from “I’ve had 8 shots and I’m doing fine” success stories to skeptical comments like “can’t prove causation, but something changed in my health” — with the discussion spreading to cover out-of-pocket costs and the scaling back of mRNA vaccine development in the U.S.
On the 1st, the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases, the Japanese Respiratory Society, and the Japanese Society for Vaccinology jointly released their view on the FY2026 routine COVID-19 vaccination program, emphasizing that they “strongly recommend routine vaccination with the latest COVID-19 vaccines.”
According to the three societies, the risk of severe illness and death among elderly people from COVID-19 remains high, and the virus continues to mutate in ways that evade immunity. Given this situation, in preparation for outbreaks this winter and next summer, they have decided to strongly urge vaccination with the latest COVID-19 vaccine matched to the “currently circulating strain,” set to begin in October.
The Sankei Shimbun
Source: sankei.com / Original article here
What people said
Show me all of your vaccination certificates
(*´･ω･)(･ω･｀*) riiight~
that's just their time, that's all
You talking to me? I'm only in my 50s, not exactly "old" lol
They handed those out without much testing, after all
15,000 yen a shot lol
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to phase out mRNA vaccine development… reflecting the stance of "skeptic" HHS Secretary Kennedy
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/science/20250806-OYT1T50122/#google_vignette
So they're ending development?
If it's really because they don't work, that's no problem at all —
COVID died down about the same in countries that pushed vaccines hard and ones that didn't, anyway
Can't prove causation, but a while after my 3rd shot I started getting eczema-like symptoms on my skin and ended up flaking like a dry, powdery rag
Maybe you actually can prove it. Get a university hospital to check the activity of your skin's dendritic cells.
It's nowhere near over, so you should keep getting shot after shot
Because I don't want to get sick
Poor babies nowadays.
Up to 6 months they're supposed to be practically immune to illness thanks to the immunity passed down from their mother…
Why don't you compare infant mortality rates from over 100 years ago with today before saying stuff like that
Isn't the point that babies don't catch things like colds until 6 months old?
This isn't about malnutrition, you know?
In America there's a huge uproar right now over the conclusion that "the vaccines were harmful, it was a mistake"
Even the Filipinos and Thai people I asked knew about it, so maybe it just comes down to whether you can read English
It's not from America — it started in Europe
It's a gracious decree straight from the medical scholars you all worship, strongly recommending routine vaccination.
Any "vaccine dropout" who skips it has no right to criticize anti-vaxxers.
Even if you can't read English, you can still see overseas news on social media
Re: #161
Fauci's being condemned in the U.S. Congress, so it's become "vaccines are harmful" in America too now
Fauci being censured in the EU Parliament was 3 years ago
That was under the Biden administration
But mention "Fauci" to Japanese people and almost nobody knows who that is
Even though he's the guy who pushed social distancing on everyone
Guess that means we've been kept in the dark
Background and key points of this topic
The three societies’ recommendation for routine vaccination stems from the continued high risk of severe illness and death among the elderly, plus the emergence of immune-evading variants. On the thread, personal accounts of “I’ve been vaccinated and I’m healthy” clashed with skepticism such as “causation with adverse events can’t be proven” and “mRNA vaccine development is being scaled back in the countries that developed them,” with no consensus reached. One point readers can easily misunderstand is that the societies’ “recommendation” is not mandatory vaccination — it remains a voluntary routine shot that comes with an out-of-pocket cost (mentioned in the thread as around 15,000 yen). Also, while the U.S. has reportedly moved to phase out mRNA vaccine development, this does not mean the safety of current vaccines has been disproven — it largely reflects a policy decision by the current administration.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (News Express+) thread “Three medical societies, including the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases, release views on COVID vaccination: “Strongly recommend routine vaccination”.”
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