Regarding the disposal of the new corona vaccine that has expired without being used, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto revealed that he has no plans to investigate the amount of discarded vaccine at this time, considering the work burden of local governments. Did.
Regarding the new corona vaccine, there are a number of cases in local governments nationwide where the vaccine expires and is discarded without being used. Has been pointed out.
At a press conference, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto asked if he had any plans to investigate the amount of discarded vaccine. I'm not thinking about doing it at. "
Regarding the provision of unused vaccines overseas, he said, "It is quite difficult to collect vaccines once distributed according to the expiration date and use them overseas."
He then called on the local government to promote vaccination and reduce waste as much as possible, such as by using vaccines that are nearing their expiration date.