Corona Vaccine Health Damage Pharmaceutical Company Loss Country Compensation Takes Legal Action 0:20 August 29
In order to facilitate negotiations with overseas drug companies in order to secure a vaccine for the new coronavirus, the government can compensate the loss of drug companies by the compensation for damages in the case of health damage. So, I decided to take legal action before the start of vaccination.
Regarding the vaccine of the new coronavirus, the government decided on future efforts such as aiming to secure the number that can be provided to all citizens by the first half of next year at the countermeasure headquarters on the 28th.
In addition, in an extraordinary cabinet meeting held after this, legal measures should be taken before the start of vaccination so that the government can compensate the loss of pharmaceutical companies due to damage compensation in the case of health damage caused by vaccination. I also decided the policy to take.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, overseas pharmaceutical companies are seeking compensation for losses by the state as a premise to supply vaccines, and it is expected that negotiations will proceed smoothly because the policy was decided this time.
At the press conference, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato stated that "the loss compensation must be legally secured before the supply is received."
Supply for 20 million people Negotiation with US pharmaceutical company
In addition, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato revealed that the US pharmaceutical company Moderna is in the process of negotiations to receive supply of 20 million vaccines under development from the first half of next year.
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato said at a press conference, "We are proceeding with negotiations on the vaccine of Americana Moderna under the domestic sales and distribution of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. on the premise of supplying more than 40 million times from the first half of next year. It was.
Since it is assumed that two vaccinations will be made per person, the total number of people will be 20 million.
Regarding vaccines, the government will supply 60 million people by the end of June next year with the American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, and 60 million people from the British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca from January next year. We have a basic agreement to receive each.
Minister Kato said, "Simply adding together will lead to securing vaccines that exceed the total population. We would like to hold firm discussions with each company so that we can supply vaccines for all the population by the first half of next year."