On the night of the 18th, Prime Minister Suga announced to reporters at the Prime Minister's Office that he would assign Minister Kono as the overall coordinator to strengthen the system for vaccination with the new coronavirus.
Among them, Prime Minister Suga said, "Vaccines are the decisive factor for infection control. We will start by the end of February as much as possible. We will cooperate with local governments to prepare for smooth inoculation to those who need it. I've been doing it. "
In addition, in order to strengthen the system for vaccination, he clarified the policy of assigning the Minister in charge of regulatory reform Kono as the overall coordinator, "I would like to do my best to deliver safe and effective vaccines to everyone." Said.
Regarding the reason for assigning Minister Kono, he said, "As the Minister in charge of regulatory reform, I appointed Minister Kono because of his ability to solve problems across each government office."