Based on the lessons learned from the fact that the development of domestic vaccines did not proceed as expected over the new coronavirus, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will discuss eight types of infectious diseases such as the new influenza and monkeypox, which are feared to be global epidemics. We have decided to support the development of vaccines.

While overseas pharmaceutical companies have succeeded in developing vaccines for the new coronavirus, development has not progressed as expected in Japan, and the vaccine shortage has become serious at one point.



In preparation for the global epidemic of new infectious diseases, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will hold an expert group on the 6th to support the development of domestic vaccines for infectious diseases that are easily transmitted from person to person but do not have an effective vaccine. I showed the policy to do.



Specifically,

we propose a total of eight types , including


▽ new influenza and coronavirus,


▽ monkeypox, which is spreading mainly in Europe and the United States, and


▽ Zika fever, which is said to cause microcephaly.


, Both were approved by the subcommittee.



In the future, we will openly solicit pharmaceutical companies and research institutes for vaccine development, and the "Advanced Research and Development Strategy Center" established by the government in March will provide financial support.