ＥＵ、日本が最大の輸出先に　コロナワクチン、４割

　【ブリュッセル時事】欧州連合（ＥＵ）欧州委員会の報道官は６日の記者会見で、１月末に導入した新型コロナウイルスワクチン輸出規制をめぐり、今月３日時点で４５カ国・地域向けに計約１億７８００万回分の輸出を承認したと明らかにした。このうち日本向けは約７２００万回分で、全体の約４割を占める最大の輸出先となっている。
　当初は日本を上回っていた２位の英国（約１８５０万回分）や３位のカナダ（約１８４０万回分）を大きく逆転。日本のワクチンの入手先として欧州への依存度の高さが浮き彫りとなっている。（2021/05/06-22:06）

Japan is now the largest importer of COVID-19 vaccines from the European Union, depending heavily on Europe for vaccine supplies, it was learned Thursday.
   The EU had approved exports of a total of around 178 million vaccine doses to 45 countries and regions as of Monday, according to an EU spokesperson at a press conference.
   Of the total, 72 million doses, or about 40 pct, were destined for Japan, followed by 18.5 million doses for Britain and 18.4 million doses for Canada. Initially, the EU's vaccine exports to Japan had been far below those to Britain and Canada.
   In late January, the EU introduced a temporary system requiring prior approval for vaccine shipments to outside the region, in the face of a drop in vaccine supplies from British drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC. The system will be effective until the end of June.