Regarding the vaccination of the new coronavirus, the government wants to build a new system that can grasp the vaccination status of each individual in near real time, which will lead to smooth implementation.
On the other hand, the state of emergency is due on the 7th of next month, and we plan to consider future measures while assessing the infection situation this week.
Regarding the vaccination of the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Suga said at the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives on the 25th, "A system that provides necessary information and support in close cooperation with the municipalities responsible for the vaccination business and manages the vaccination status. We are making careful system preparations, such as building a system. "
The government wants to start targeting medical professionals from the end of next month as much as possible, and will build a new system that can grasp the vaccination status of each individual in near real time, and facilitate vaccination, which is positioned as the decisive factor for infection control. I would like to lead to such implementation.
On the other hand, regarding the situation of 11 prefectures that have issued a state of emergency, the government says that the number of newly infected people is decreasing when compared on a weekly basis, and that the measures are beginning to be effective.
However, Mr. Nishimura, the minister in charge of economic revitalization, has pointed out that "if we loosen the measures here, it will increase again in two weeks," and we are calling for cooperation in teleworking and refraining from going out unnecessarily.
The state of emergency is due on the 7th of next month, and the government plans to consider future measures while assessing the infection situation this week.