To strengthen domestic vaccine development and production system, Minister of State for Science and Technology Inoue will compile countermeasures by the end of this month, and next month, Japan will present the idea of co-sponsoring the "Vaccine Summit" with international organizations. I made it clear.
Regarding the vaccine for the new coronavirus, there are voices concerned about the delay in domestic development due to the fact that Western pharmaceutical manufacturers are leading the way in development.
The government is considering setting up a task force created by related ministries and agencies to strengthen the development and production system of vaccines in Japan as well as the new coronavirus, and Minister of Science and Technology Inoue is a reporter after the cabinet meeting. At the press conference, he pointed out that "the research and development of domestic vaccines is extremely important for the government as the mutant virus is spreading."
After that, he summarized the countermeasures within this month and announced his intention to show it at the "Vaccine Summit", a summit meeting co-sponsored by Japan with international organizations, next month.