Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno, who is in charge of vaccination against the new coronavirus, will meet with Governor Hirai of Tottori Prefecture, chairman of the National Governors' Association, and say that he would like to cooperate with local governments for the early start of vaccination against the Omicron strain. I gave you my thoughts.
In this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said about the vaccination against the Omicron strain, which is scheduled to start after mid-October, "The government is working to start it as soon as possible, and we will promptly and carefully inform the local government of the status of consideration. I want to tell you," he said, conveying his desire to cooperate with the local government for an early start.
After that, he said, "Given the current infection situation, I would like people who have not yet been vaccinated to consider getting the conventional vaccine without waiting for the vaccine for the Omicron strain, so I would like to ask the local governments to cooperate in promoting it. ' and called for cooperation.
In response, Governor Hirai said, ``I would like you to secure a vaccine for the Omicron strain as soon as possible, and indicate the priority as soon as possible, such as whether to give priority to medical workers. I would like to ask for careful publicity so that it does not spread to others."