Kono, the minister in charge of regulatory reform, who is in charge of vaccination against the new coronavirus, expressed his intention to work closely with local governments to ensure the smooth implementation of vaccination starting on the 17th.
Vaccination against the new coronavirus is scheduled to begin on the 17th for about 10,000 to 20,000 medical workers, and prior to this, the National Governors' Association will hold the first meeting of the special measures team on the 15th. opened.
In connection with this, the Minister for Regulatory Reform Kono said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, "There was a request from the local side to promptly provide information on the timing of vaccine supply. As soon as the supply situation is fixed, we would like to issue it. I'm thinking, but at this point, the reality is that it's pretty tough. "
After that, he said, "We have decided to dispatch 34 staff members from 33 prefectures to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the Cabinet Secretariat. We would like to make the best use of these efforts to share information between the national and local governments." He stated that he would like to share information closely with local governments for the smooth implementation of vaccination.
Minister Kono has decided to hold a press conference on vaccination on the evening of the 16th, and has indicated his intention to explain the information that he has at this stage.