Kono, the minister in charge of vaccination of the new coronavirus, said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, "I want to do my best to get vaccinated as soon as possible." He showed his thoughts on formulating a specific schedule.
On the night of the 18th, Prime Minister Suga instructed the Minister for Regulatory Reform Kono to make overall adjustments in order to strengthen the system for vaccination against the new coronavirus.
Regarding this, Minister Kono said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, "I will be in charge of logistics related to inoculation such as transportation, storage, setting of venue. Inoculate safe and effective vaccine as soon as possible with as many people as possible. I want to do my best to do it. "
He said, "Collaboration with related parties must be very strong." First, we conducted hearings from related ministries, local governments, industry groups, etc. to understand the current situation, and then set a specific schedule. He showed his thoughts on the formulation.
In addition, Minister Kono named Deputy Minister Fujii of the Cabinet Office and Deputy Minister Yamamoto of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare as deputy ministers to assist him, and explained that he would consider the division of roles in the future.