Regarding measures against the new coronavirus, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato expressed his intention to consider how to use the "vaccine certificate" and so-called "vaccine passport" in Japan for the recovery of socio-economic activities. rice field.
Regarding measures against the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Suga said on the 25th, "We will thoroughly consider the recovery of daily life and socio-economic activities such as restaurant use, travel, and events, including how to actively utilize vaccination certificates." Said.
In connection with this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said at a press conference, "It is possible to have a'certificate of inoculation'prepared to prove the fact of inoculation in Japan."
Regarding the so-called "vaccine passport," "At this stage, we are asking each city, ward, town, and village to issue the vaccine passport for overseas travel, but we are urgently considering how to digitize it by the end of the year. , I think it is quite possible that it will be used in Japan as well. "
On that basis, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said, "While keeping in mind that inoculation should not be forced or unfairly discriminatory treatment regarding the presence or absence of inoculation, we will carefully consider how to actively utilize it. I want to do it. "