A council was held to propose the state's budget, and based on the situation that the vaccine for the new coronavirus was purchased for more than 800 million times at a cost of 2.4 trillion yen, the portion not used in Japan is overseas. It was pointed out that efficient use should be ensured, such as by providing it.
At the meeting on the 13th, the Financial System Council discussed the areas of social security such as the response to the new corona and the medical system.
Under these circumstances, the Ministry of Finance said that while competition for vaccines is fierce worldwide, Japan has spent about 2.4 trillion yen so far, far exceeding the number of vaccinations expected in Japan, 882 million. I showed the current situation of purchasing a dose of vaccine.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has announced that it has canceled 40 million doses of the "AstraZeneca" vaccine because it is unlikely that the number of vaccinations will increase significantly.
At the meeting, it was pointed out that efficient use of vaccines should be ensured, such as using vaccines with the shortest effective period and providing the vaccines not used in Japan overseas.
Hiroya Masuda, deputy chairman of the council, said at a press conference after the meeting, "Initially, there were criticisms that the securing of vaccines was delayed, and it was unavoidable to sign more contracts than expected. So, from now on, it is important to verify and make use of it next time. "