歴代米大統領夫妻、国民にワクチン接種呼び掛け

【ワシントンＡＦＰ＝時事】米国で11日、ドナルド・トランプ前大統領夫妻を除く存命の歴代大統領夫妻全員が国民に新型コロナウイルスワクチン接種を呼び掛ける動画が公開された。（写真は米国のバラク・オバマ元大統領＜左＞、ジョージ・W・ブッシュ元大統領＜中央＞、ビル・クリントン元大統領）
　１分間の動画にはジミー・カーター氏とジョージ・Ｗ・ブッシュ氏、ビル・クリントン氏、バラク・オバマ氏とそれぞれの妻の計８人が、ワクチン接種を受ける写真も収録されていた。
　オバマ氏は、「ワクチンは希望だ」と述べ、「危険で命に関わる病気から、あなたとあなたが愛する人を守る」と続けた。
　歴代大統領夫妻で唯一出演しなかったトランプ夫妻は在任中の今年１月にワクチン接種を受けたが、その事実は今月まで伏せられていた。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2021/03/12-13:05）

All the surviving former US presidents except Donald Trump have teamed up in a video urging Americans to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama -- and the former first ladies -- appear in the one-minute spot released Thursday, endorsing the US vaccination campaign and sharing what they miss about pre-pandemic life.
This vaccine means hope, Obama says. It will protect you and those you love from this dangerous and deadly disease.
Obama goes on to say he misses seeing former first lady Michelle Obama's 83-year-old mother Marian -- to hug her and see her on her birthday.
I want to go back to work and be able to move around, Clinton says in the ad.
Bush says he cannot wait to go see his baseball team, the Texas Rangers, play in a packed stadium.
In order to get rid of this pandemic, it is important for our citizens to get vaccinated, Bush adds.
The video features stills of all eight former residents of the White House getting Covid shots.
Absent from it all are Trump and former first lady Melania. Trump was famously dismissive of the danger of the pandemic.
He and his wife got vaccinated in January before leaving the White House but this was not disclosed for weeks.