Regarding the vaccination of elderly people with the new coronavirus, the government has announced that it expects the local government to send vaccination tickets by around the 23rd of next month.
Regarding vaccination of the elderly, Mr. Kono, the minister in charge of regulatory reform, said at the House of Representatives Budget Committee on the 1st, "We will start sending vaccines to each municipality in the week of April 26, so by that time many elderly people will be vaccinated. I wish I had received the vaccination ticket. "
Regarding this, the government said on Twitter at the Prime Minister's Office on the night of the 1st, "Standardly, it is assumed that the vaccination will start by around April 23," and the vaccination ticket will be issued by the local government by around next month. It was clarified that it is supposed to be sent.
In addition, the government has announced that it will deliver one box of vaccine to all municipalities nationwide in the week of the 26th of next month, up to a maximum of 1170 doses.
The government has also notified the local government of these details and wants them to formulate an inoculation plan tailored to the local situation for smooth inoculation.