Regarding the large-scale inoculation of the new corona virus vaccine, the Ministry of Defense and the Self-Defense Forces held a countermeasures headquarters meeting, and it was shown that about 200 private nurses could be assigned a day at the venues in Tokyo and Osaka. We confirmed the policy of urgent coordination to secure qualified doctors and nurses to be dispatched to large-scale vaccinations.
In order to accelerate vaccination against the new corona virus, the government plans to open large-scale vaccination centers in Tokyo and Osaka, which will be set up and operated by the Self-Defense Forces. Held the third Countermeasures Headquarters Meeting.
At the meeting, it was announced that about 200 private nurses could be assigned to the inoculation staff at the venues in Tokyo and Osaka a day.
It is said that there are about 1000 medical officers with doctor qualifications and about 1000 nurses with nurse qualifications in the Self-Defense Forces, and the Ministry of Defense and the Self-Defense Forces are making adjustments to secure members to be dispatched for large-scale inoculation. I confirmed the policy to hurry.
After the meeting, State Minister of Defense Nakayama told reporters, "We are working hard to reduce the number of medical officers and nurses until the very end. The government will work together to prevent the spread of this infection. I want to work on it. "