Kono, the minister in charge of regulatory reform, who is in charge of vaccination of the new corona virus, said that "the people should not step on" the future vaccination, and if necessary, the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura will take the initiative in vaccination. He showed an idea that could be done.
At the House of Representatives Budget Committee on the 26th, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura asked, "If the vaccine is approved, I will hit'Ichiban'", but "there are no politicians in the priority, so it is basic. There are medical professionals and then elderly people. I can't say "I'll hit it first" right now. "
In addition, Minister Kono, who is in charge of vaccination, said, "The ranking is fixed, and I think Prime Minister Suga will be in the frame of the elderly, but I and Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura will not be in that frame." Said.
On top of that, "People should not step on with the feeling that they want to hit, but someone comes first. If such a situation arises, it may be possible for me and Minister Tamura to take the lead as the responsible minister. I don't know. I haven't decided at this point. "