The fourth flight of the aircraft carrying the new coronavirus vaccine, which is the largest number ever, with a maximum of about 990,000 times, arrived at Narita Airport on the morning of the 8th.
This is the fourth time that the vaccine of American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has arrived in Japan since the 12th of last month, and after 9:40 am on the 8th, it arrived at Narita Airport from Belgium, where the production plant is located.
According to the government, the vaccine that arrived this time is nearly twice the amount that arrived the third time last time, which is the largest number ever, up to about 990,000.
It was packed in a special box with dry ice, taken out of the aircraft's cargo hold, transported to a warehouse, and trucked to a storage location outside the airport.
The maximum number of vaccines that have arrived in Japan is about 2.36 million, which means that about 1.18 million people have been secured, and they are scheduled to arrive in sequence from next week onwards.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has indicated that it will be possible to deliver the vaccine required for two doses to all prefectures by the first half of May regarding priority vaccination for medical staff, which started in earnest this month. ..
In addition, priority vaccination for approximately 36 million elderly people will begin on the 12th of next month, and by the end of June, all will receive the vaccine needed to receive the vaccine twice.