"Second Vaccine Budget Support for Vaccine Development" Economic Recovery Phase New Corona May 24 13:06
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After inspecting the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Minister of Economic Rehabilitation Nishimura said, "Vaccines will be developed and produced as a whole in Japan." Clarified the idea of including costs for further support for development.
Nishimura's Minister for Economic Recovery, who is in charge of the new coronavirus countermeasures, visited the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Tokyo on the morning of the 24th, in addition to analyzing the genetic information of the virus and inspecting the research and development site of therapeutic drugs and vaccines. .
After that, Minister Nishimura told reporters, "I hope that the therapeutic drug will be researched as soon as possible, and will proceed to development and approval. In addition, the development of vaccine is required by the people and the world. , I would like to support you so that it can be delivered as soon as possible. "
After showing expectations for the realization of early development of therapeutic agents and vaccines by utilizing the support measures included in the 1st supplementary budget for this year, "In particular, we will promote the development and production of vaccines in Japan as a whole. I would like to consider the measures to be taken in the second supplementary budget plan, '' and clarified the idea that the second supplementary budget plan decided this week will include the cost for further support for vaccine development. did.