Start of vaccination with new corona vaccine "Target for the first half of next year" Atsushi Kato, June 5, 12:41
Regarding the new type coronavirus vaccine, the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato aims to shorten the period until commercialization by advancing domestic R&D and production system development in parallel, and start vaccination in the first half of 2021 next year. Was shown.
In Japan, major pharmaceutical companies, venture companies, and research institutes such as universities are working on the development of the new coronavirus vaccine.
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare said in a press conference after the Cabinet Meeting, "I recently explained the goal of the first half of 2021 to the ruling party for the purpose of early commercialization," and next year, the start of vaccination in the first half of 2021. I showed my idea.
After that, Minister Kato stated, "Usually, the development of the vaccine will be completed after the development of the production system, but it will be carried out in parallel." By doing so, we have shown the idea of shortening the time until commercialization.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to add 140 billion yen to the second supplementary budget for this fiscal year as a maintenance cost for the production system, and to support its early commercialization.