Regarding the vaccination of the new coronavirus, Mr. Kono, the minister in charge of regulatory reform, said that local governments that can finish vaccination of the elderly by the end of July will use the venue for mass vaccination to provide de facto occupational vaccination for businesses. He acknowledged that it is possible to do so.

At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Kono, the minister in charge of regulatory reform, said, "There have been applications from 1583 venues so far, and all prefectures have issued them. I think there are places where we can start next week." Said.



On top of that, "In addition to the application for occupational vaccination by gathering people involved in the hot spring town, some local governments want to inoculate people who work in the entertainment district. By the end of July, they declared that the vaccination for the elderly would definitely be completed. If you consider the industrial structure of the area and infection control, I would like you to do it firmly. "It is also possible for local governments to use the venue for mass inoculation to effectively inoculate business areas. I showed the recognition.



On the other hand, Minister Kono said that the supply of Pfizer's vaccine will decrease based on the contract, and said that he intends to use Moderna's vaccine in the mass inoculation of local governments in the future, and will use two vaccines at the same venue. I explained that it is possible.



In addition, regarding the current number of inoculations per day, he said, "I have about 800,000 inoculations in my ability. I want to increase it to 1 million as soon as possible." He expressed his intention to discuss the schedule with Prime Minister Suga.