Only 19 percent of doctors polled said they were able to give vaccinations against H1N1 influenza to almost all the people on the priority list, according to a recent survey by a medical online site.
Forty-four percent said fewer than half of those on the priority list were able to get shots, according to the survey, conducted by Tokyo-based Medical Oblige Co.
Medical institutions started vaccinating people on the priority list — medical staff members, pregnant women and people with underlying diseases — in mid-October. In some regions, preschool children aged 1 or older are also placed on the priority list.
The Nov. 18 to Dec. 1 survey covered some 1,400 responding doctors across Japan who are registered with the medical site.