Regarding the vaccination of the new coronavirus, Kono, the minister in charge of regulatory reform, said at a press conference after the cabinet meeting that some local governments and remote islands with a population of 1,000 or less will be vaccinated for the elderly starting next month. He also indicated that the general public would also be vaccinated.
In this, Mr. Kono, the minister in charge of regulatory reform, said, "In local governments and remote islands with a population of 1000 or less, we have issued a notice saying that the general public should also be vaccinated without separating from the elderly." In some of the following local governments and remote islands, it is expected that the general public will be vaccinated along with the vaccination for the elderly starting on the 12th of next month.
After that, he explained that he was informed by Governor Tamaki of Okinawa Prefecture that he plans to inoculate the general public from next month on Kudaka Island in Nanjo City, Tsuken Island in Uruma City, and Ie Village.
On the other hand, over the problem that the communication application LINE made the personal information of users accessible to the Chinese company outsourced, the local government plans to use LINE to reserve vaccinations. In response to the question, Minister Kono said, "I would like to identify the investigation by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and confirm that the system does not leak personal information."
He also indicated that about 14,000 embassy staff and their families stationed in Japan would be subject to inoculation by regarding the place where the embassy and consul general are located as their place of residence.