Occupational inoculation by companies and universities of the new coronavirus vaccine will start in earnest from the 21st, and Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato will visit the venue of a major trading company in Minato-ku, Tokyo, and the progress of occupational inoculation will accelerate the overall inoculation. He expressed his expectation to be connected.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato visited the Tokyo head office of ITOCHU Corporation in Minato-ku, Tokyo, which began vaccination in the workplace on the 21st, observed how employees were vaccinated, and exchanged opinions with Chairman Okafuji.



After that, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato told reporters, "I think I researched a large-scale inoculation center operated by the Self-Defense Forces, but a mechanism has been created to inoculate very smoothly. I want you to do it. "



He added, "I hope that the progress of occupational inoculation will make it easier to receive inoculations in municipalities, which will lead to acceleration in combination with mass inoculations."



The Kato Chief Cabinet Secretary, employees stationed abroad from Okato president is requested and want to provide a mechanism that can be quickly vaccination when he returned temporarily to consider within the government, and want to be able to correspond to the prospect of the summer I told you.

Railway companies also started

Railway companies have also started inoculating desired employees.



Of these, JR East has set up venues in two locations, Tokyo and Sendai City, and in Tokyo it started on the morning of the 21st in the conference room of the building near Shinjuku Station.



The subjects of the inoculation were employees involved in railway operation and employees of group companies and cooperating companies, and doctors and nurses from directly managed hospitals were inoculated.



Approximately 250 people, including those involved in driving orders, crew members, and maintenance, will be vaccinated in one day on the 21st.



At JR East, after asking about the desire for vaccination, the number of people who inoculate in a day is reduced to a small number at each work location so as not to interfere with work, and 22,000 employees will be vaccinated twice within the year. I plan to finish it.



The driver of the Keihin Tohoku Line, who finished the vaccination, said, "I was worried about infection and when I could get the vaccine, but I was relieved. I think I can treat customers with peace of mind." I was talking.

Kono Regulatory Reform Minister Inoculation at the venue for national civil servants

In Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, vaccinations for national government employees began on the 21st, and the former Ministry of Education has set up an inoculation venue for more than 10,000 national government employees in charge of crisis management and disaster response.



On the morning of the 21st, Mr. Kono, the minister in charge of regulatory reform, visited the venue wearing a short-sleeved Kariyushi shirt to make it easier to inject, and received an inoculation on his left arm.



Minister Kono told reporters, "It didn't hurt and it ended safely. There are no particular abnormalities."



Regarding occupational inoculation, "Basically, it is inoculation by local governments, but since many active generations commute to work or school, I would like those who find it convenient to use this framework positively. The economy will be revitalized. Isn't it important for that? "



On top of that, Minister Kono pointed out that some people cannot be vaccinated due to allergies, etc. "The vaccination is ultimately up to each individual. I want you to be careful. "