Regarding the vaccination of the new coronavirus, the Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Kono said that as a result of negotiations with Pfizer, the supply volume for the three months until September increased by 6 million times from the original plan to 76 million times. It was revealed that it became.
The government has said that Pfizer's vaccine for the new coronavirus will be supplied in approximately 70 million doses in the three months to September.
At a press conference, Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Kono said, "I have a very close relationship with Pfizer, and I want to understand and maintain that the speed of inoculation in Japan is progressing very fast. We have received the necessary cooperation, "he said, and revealed that the supply volume for the three months until September was 76 million times, an increase of 6 million times from the original plan.
In addition, Minister Kono said that by early October, 80% of people over the age of 12 will be supplied with the amount of vaccine required to inoculate twice, and the vaccine will be distributed to each prefecture. Explained that it showed the amount of.
After that, "From the perspective of having predictability, please allocate the amount allocated to the prefecture to the municipality as soon as possible and show it. If the number is assigned to the municipality, various inoculations will proceed systematically. Will be. "