Japan is considering issuing certificates to those defended against the coronation, the minister in charge of vaccination efforts said Monday, as calls are growing overseas for systems to ensure people can travel safely again.
“If requested internationally, we can issue inoculation certificates,” Taro Kono said in a parliamentary session, adding that the certificates can be processed through the government’s vaccine distribution control systems.
Kono’s latest statement is about a face from an earlier situation that Japan would not want to issue such documents and will come as calls grow for such a system in the United States and the United States. Europe. Israel has already introduced the COVID-19 vaccine certification scheme.
Last month, Kono appeared to have downplayed the idea of using COVID-19 vaccine certificates for official purposes, including as a vaccine passport that would allow international travel. He said this would exclude people who cannot be treated due to allergies.
Bearing in mind that some people may be concerned about making time to go to vaccination centers, the government intends to persuade companies to allow employees to take paid leave to get in sight and go. to the hospital if side effects occur, his keynote speaker said.
“We will examine the steps we can take, including making requests in the case to the business community, and consider whether the government should allow national public employees paid leave. (for photos), “Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said at a news conference.
Domestic companies include Nippon Life Insurance Co. has decided not to pay docks if employees receive a job during their working hours.
Japan began rolling out vaccines last month, with health care workers at the head of the queue.
On Monday morning, the fifth batch of COVID-19 vaccines developed by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. arrived. and his German partner BioNTech SE Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo.
The latest move from the drug dealer’s factory in Belgium can cover 216,000 doses, with a vial containing six shots. The government plans to deliver them to prefectural governments for the 4.8 million health care workers prioritized in the vaccination program.
Japan has lagged far behind other countries such as the United States and Britain when its vaccine was spread amid a shortage of supply due to production delays at the Pfizer factory and EU export controls.
However, with the country expected to receive more vaccines than initially expected from the week beginning next Monday, the central government expects to receive and dispose of enough supplies for both designs to help cover health care work by the week beginning May 10th.
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