Regarding vaccination in the workplace, Mr. Kono, the minister in charge of regulatory reform, expressed his intention to keep informed of the overall progress of the vaccine to companies that have already completed the application and are waiting for the start.
Regarding the occupational inoculation of the new coronavirus vaccine, the government has suspended acceptance of new applications because there were more requests than expected, but for the amount already applied, grasp the required amount for each company. The policy is to proceed with approval and start inoculation.
At a press conference, Mr. Kono, the minister in charge of regulatory reform, said, "It is still difficult to tell when you can start, but I would like to tell you the progress as much as possible. If possible, I would like to tell you every week. "
In addition, Minister Kono explained that out of the 5,000 venues that had been applied for so far, inoculation has started at 2,000 venues by this week, and that it has been decided to start at 400 venues, and other venues , He indicated that he would give priority to crisis management departments such as the Self-Defense Forces and the police from next month.