Regarding the inoculation of the new corona vaccine to children, Minister Horiuchi has announced that he will deliver 4 million children's vaccines to prefectures from early May to early June.
This means that we can now deliver all the vaccines needed to inoculate children.
Regarding the inoculation of the new corona vaccine to children aged 5 to 11, the government plans to deliver 11.9 million doses of vaccine to prefectures by the end of next month, which is about 80% of the amount required for the subjects.
Horiuchi, the minister in charge of vaccination, said at a press conference that he would deliver 4 million doses of vaccines for children from early May to early June.
As a result, the delivery volume of the vaccine for children will be about 15.9 million times including the amount already shown, and it is expected that all the necessary vaccines can be delivered.
On the other hand, Minister Horiuchi said that damage to vaccines managed by local governments and medical institutions could not be confirmed in connection with the earthquake on the 16th, when shaking with a seismic intensity of 6 or higher was observed in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures. , He expressed his intention to make efforts to collect information such as the management of vaccines and the impact on inoculation due to the earthquake.