Public Service Announcement for Yokohama City

24th May 2023

This week’s edition is on COVID-19 vaccinations.

The 2023 Spring Start Vaccinations have begun.

Vaccination eligibility is limited to people aged 65 or over, people aged 5-64 with underlying medical conditions, and workers at medical institutions, etc. who have completed their first vaccination and for whom at least three months has passed since their last vaccination. 

Vaccinations will conducted at medical institutions in the city. Please note that there will be no group vaccination sites.

Reservations can be made online or by calling the ‘Yokohama COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center’.

Calls will be handled in eight languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Nepali, Spanish, and Portuguese. 

The telephone number is 0120-045-112 and the Center is open from 9am-7pm every day.

Vaccination vouchers are being sent out in order to everyone who has been vaccinated against the Omicron strain. If you are not eligible for the Spring Start Vaccinations, you should be able get vaccinated in the 2023 Autumn Start Vaccinations, which will begin in September or later, so please keep your vaccination voucher in a safe place.

For enquiries about vaccination, please call the ‘Yokohama COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center’. Calls will be handled in eight languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Nepali, Spanish, and Portuguese. 

The telephone number is 0120-045-070. Calls will be answered between 9am and 7pm every day.