Vaccination against the new coronavirus will begin on the 17th for healthcare professionals.
The government plans to continue negotiations with the EU and other organizations to ensure stable vaccinations, and to provide detailed information on vaccine effects and side reactions.
Vaccination against the new coronavirus will begin on the 17th, targeting approximately 40,000 healthcare professionals.
Mr. Kono, the minister in charge of regulatory reform, said, "Vaccination, which is said to be the" trump card "for countermeasures, will begin. I hope that many people will be vaccinated with an accurate understanding of the benefits and risks."
Following the advance vaccination, the government plans to start vaccination of about 3.7 million medical workers, and on the 17th, after receiving a report on the number of subjects from each prefecture, it will be distributed within the week. I am going to decide the amount of vaccine.
And from April, it is said that about 36 million elderly people aged 65 and over will be vaccinated, and based on the goal of finishing in 2 months and 3 weeks, each local government will formulate a concrete plan. I'm looking for.
However, regarding the vaccination schedule, Minister Kono said, "I am frustrated that I cannot tell you the start date of the elderly. I must frankly apologize for the inconvenience." Issues such as whether the vaccines will be shipped smoothly from the EU = European Union, which has a permit system for vaccine exports, and how to secure syringes that can be taken 6 times from one container.
"It is with a prospect of schedule until medical personnel, then do not foresee" government officials have talked with, the government has decided to continue and the negotiations EU so that it can ensure a stable vaccine.
In addition, based on the results of a health survey of 20,000 pre-vaccinated healthcare workers, we plan to provide detailed information on effects and side reactions so that more people can be vaccinated.