Japan to spend ¥1.45 tril on 4th vaccine shots, other antivirus measures

Japan is set to spend 1.45 trillion yen to take additional anti-coronavirus measures, including securing vaccines for the administration of fourth shots, government sources said Thursday.

The government plans to spend 667 billion yen to purchase vaccines and 439.7 billion yen on treatment drugs, the sources said. The emergency steps also include buying COVID-19 test kits, testing those arriving from abroad, and securing hotels and other accommodations for self-quarantine.

The government will spend the money from funds reserved to fight the pandemic under the state budget for the fiscal year ending this month.