Kotani Hitomu, Okai Hirofumi, Tamura Mari
Ph.D., Department of Urban Management, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Ph.D., Faculty of International Social Studies, Kyoai Gakuen University, Gunma, Japan, E-mail:
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2022 Mar 23:1-9. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2022.78.
Ethnic minorities with different languages and religions are potentially vulnerable not only during natural hazard-related disasters, but also during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their vaccination coverage may be lower, and vaccination strategies should prevent them from being left behind. This report presents the first case in Japan where a mosque, being the hub of foreign Muslims, was used as a vaccination site from the end of July 2021. The targeted mosque was Ebina Mosque in Kanagawa Prefecture, and most of the vaccine recipients were foreign Muslims. The mosque differed from other vaccination sites in that reservations could be made easily through the managers, and linguistic diversity (i.e., the mosque managers and mosque-related volunteers served as interpreters) and gender were considered. These efforts are likely to have removed some barriers to vaccination for ethnic minorities and contributed to "no one will be left behind."
使用不同语言和宗教的少数民族不仅在与自然灾害相关的灾难期间，而且在新冠疫情期间都可能处于弱势地位。他们的疫苗接种覆盖率可能较低，疫苗接种策略应防止他们被落下。本报告介绍了日本首例将作为外国穆斯林中心的清真寺用作疫苗接种点的案例，该清真寺自2021年7月底开始使用。目标清真寺是神奈川县的惠比寿清真寺，大多数疫苗接种者是外国穆斯林。该清真寺与其他疫苗接种点的不同之处在于，可以很容易地通过管理人员进行预约，并且考虑到了语言多样性（即清真寺管理人员和与清真寺相关的志愿者担任口译员）和性别因素。这些努力可能消除了少数民族接种疫苗的一些障碍，并促成了“不让任何人掉队”。
