At a summit-level online meeting on measures against the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Suga explained that he had provided about 23 million vaccines to each country and region, and added more vaccines for a total of 60 million doses in the future. We have announced that we will supply it to our customers.
At the same time as the United Nations General Assembly in New York, a leader-level online meeting on measures against the new coronavirus was held hosted by President Biden of the United States, and Prime Minister Suga sent a video message.
In this, Prime Minister Suga explained that Japan has announced a total of $ 1 billion in support to support the efforts of the COVAX Facility, an international framework for distributing vaccines.
He explained that he had provided about 23 million vaccines to various countries and regions, which is the third largest in the world, and announced that he would supply more vaccines in the future, with a total of 60 million vaccines. bottom.
Prime Minister Suga also said, "We have also provided support to strengthen the ability of each country to respond to the new corona by providing oxygen concentrators and respirators to protect as many lives as possible. Overcoming this crisis. Therefore, we will continue to make such contributions. "