Regarding the third vaccination, Mr. Kono, the Minister of State for Regulatory Reform, said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting that medical workers who were targeted for prior vaccination will start from the end of the year and elderly people will start from the beginning of the year. Showed the outlook.
Among them, the Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Kono said in connection with the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's decision to inoculate the new coronavirus vaccine for the third time. I know there is more than a month of debate. "
He also said that the third vaccination would be started by the end of the year for the medical staff who were the target of the prior vaccination and from the beginning of the year for the elderly.
In addition, Minister Kono said, "It was difficult for anyone to make a reservation for the first and second times, but the third time is eight months after the second time, so the approximate time will be decided. I don't think there is a way to specify the date and time from the local government. "