Kashiwa City Community Newspaper 2021.05.01

Vaccination tickets will be mailed to older adults in Level 2

Contact:

Kashiwa City Covid-19 Vaccine Call Center – Phone: 7179-2313, Fax: 7128-7253

Public Health Center, Health Promotion Division

Phone: 7128-7252, Fax: 7164-1263

In Kashiwa City, vaccination tickets (coupon tickets) will be sent by mail to approximately 14,000 residents 65 years of age and older. When you receive your ticket, please refer to the information provided with the ticket and make an appointment if you wish to receive a vaccination for Covid-19.

The vaccination is optional and free of charge

People eligible for vaccination in Level 2

・Those who are certified for nursing care or support and not included in Level 1.

・Those who have a passbook for a person with a physical disability, rehabilitation passbook, or health and welfare passbook for a person with a mental disability.

Vaccination locations

Medical facilities, etc.

Start of vaccination period

Mid to late May

Vaccination ticket mailing period

Tickets will be mailed starting at the beginning of May.

Items included with the vaccination tickets

Along with the vaccination tickets (coupon tickets) delivered to each individual, there will be 3 more types of documents, with 5 documents in total. All of the documents are required for the vaccination, so please ensure that they are not misplaced.

 

▶Vaccination ticket (coupon ticket）

▶Information Guide Regarding the Vaccine for Covid-19

Information about receiving the vaccination, including important points to note, side effects, etc.

▶Notification for Covid-19 vaccinations

An explanation of the process for receiving a vaccination and a list of medical facilities providing vaccinations.

▶Medical history form for Covid-19 Vaccinations

2 pages

Points of caution when receiving the vaccine 　

The vaccination is optional. In general, those who are being treated for an illness and those who have already been infected with Covid-19 can also receive the vaccine. However, please consider whether or not to receive the vaccine after consulting your doctor.

Chiba Prefecture Covid-19 Countermeasures Cooperation Fund (Part 5)

Contact: Chiba Prefecture Covid-19 Countermeasures Cooperation Fund Call Center

Phone: 0570-003894 (9:00am to 6:00pm)

A cooperation fund will be paid to business operators who cooperated with Chiba Prefecture’s request for implementation of measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Eligibility

Restaurants that reduced hours of operation to 5:00am to 9:00pm (with alcohol served only between 11:00am and 8:00pm) between March 22 and March 31.

Payment amount

A maximum payment of 400,000 yen

Application period

By Monday, May 31

For more information on eligibility criteria and how to apply, please visit the Chiba Prefecture website.

▲Access the Chiba Prefecture website here

 

Changes to the criteria for National Health Insurance fee reduction

Contact: Health Insurance and Pension Division – Phone: 7191-2594, Fax: 7167-8103

The criteria have changed for the uniform and impartial reduction of fees based on the previous year’s income for households registered in National Health Insurance. A reduction of fees may be available for those who had no income or a low income during the previous year, so please submit a tax return to declare your income.

Criteria to determine fee reduction

Reduction Ratio	Total household income amount from the previous year ① is equal to or less than the following amounts
70% reduction	430,000yen + 100,000yen x (number of income earners② - 1)
50% reduction	430,000yen + (285,000yen x number of insured household members ③）+ 100,000yen x (number of income earners ② - 1)
20% reduction	430,000yen + (520,000yen x number of insured household members ③) + 100,000yen x (number of income earners② - 1)

①The total amount of income earned by the head of household and all household members enrolled in National Health Insurance. (Public pension income for people age 65 and over is the amount with a maximum 150,000yen deduction, full-time deduction is the amount before application, and separate capital gains is the amount before special deduction.）

②Salaried income earners with a salaried income of 550,000yen or more, or public pension recipients age 65 or over who are receiving a public pension income of 1,250,000 yen or more (a public pension income of 600,000 yen or more is applicable in the case of those under age 65).

③Insured household members include those who were once enrolled in National Health Insurance, and have transferred to the Latter-Stage Elderly Medical Insurance System.

Other

Households that experienced a decrease in income due to the effects of Covid-19 may be eligible for a reduction, exemption, or deferral of insurance fees.

Please contact us for more information.

 

Japanese Classes

Contact: Chuo-Kominkan (Central Public Hall) - Phone: 7164-1811

Schedule

Weekly classes will be held from May 13 to March 31 of next year, every Thursday from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and 6:30pm to 8:30pm (not including national holidays, Year-End and New Year's holiday, and July 29, the month of August, and September 2. 38 classes will be held in total.)

Location

Chuo-Kominkan (Central Public Hall)

Eligibility

Foreign residents age 18 and over who live, work, or attend school in Kashiwa City. The first 3 people to register for each class may attend.

Class content

We will study introductory and beginner Japanese.

What to bring

A pen or pencil

How to register

Register by phone at the Chuo-Kominkan starting on Thursday, May 6 from 9:00am.

Other

Students will be responsible for purchasing their own textbook.