ワクチン支援に最大７億ドル　政府、追加拠出へ調整

　政府は、新型コロナウイルスワクチンを共同で調達する国際的枠組み「ＣＯＶＡＸ（コバックス）」に新たに最大７億ドル（約７６３億円）を拠出する方向で調整に入った。菅義偉首相が６月２日に国際組織と共同で開催するワクチンサミットで表明する見通し。関係者が１２日、明らかにした。（2021/05/12-19:04）

The Japanese government is considering newly donating up to 700 million dollars to COVAX, an international framework for jointly procuring COVID-19 vaccines, government sources have said.
   Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is expected to announce the plan at a vaccine summit to be held online June 2.
   The summit will be co-hosted by Japan and the Gavi vaccine alliance, an international organization, with the aim of boosting vaccinations in developing countries.
   COVAX, or COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access, aims to supply 1.8 billion doses of vaccines to developing countries in 2021.
   But the framework, led by Gavi and the World Health Organization, is 1.7 billion dollars short of the estimated necessary funds of 8.3 billion dollars, the sources said.