Government will pay 700 billion yen from contingency to purchase new corona vaccine
In order to cover the cost of purchasing the new coronavirus vaccine from overseas pharmaceutical companies, the government has decided to spend approximately 700 billion yen from this year's contingency.
Regarding the vaccine of the new coronavirus, the government has reached a basic agreement with the US and British pharmaceutical companies to receive supply if it succeeds in development, and also negotiates with other American companies to supply We are aiming to start vaccination from the first half of next year.
The government has decided to spend about 700 billion yen from the reserve for this year's budget as a cost to purchase a vaccine for a formal contract with an overseas pharmaceutical company, and a cabinet decision will be made on the 8th of next week. I am deciding.
By the first half of next year, the government will aim to secure the number of vaccines that can be provided to all citizens, and the policy is to gradually promote contracts that are safe and effective regardless of whether they are domestically produced or produced abroad.