新型コロナワクチンの国会議員優先接種は当面見送り　世論に配慮、自・立が合意

　自民党の森山裕、立憲民主党の安住淳両国対委員長は２６日の会談で、国会議員を対象とした新型コロナウイルスワクチンの優先接種を当面見送ることで合意した。安住氏が記者団に明らかにした。同氏は「今、国民の理解はとても得られない」と指摘。民間企業などでの集団接種が全国的に始まって以降、秘書や国会職員を含む形での実施を検討すべきだとの認識も示した。
　国会議員の優先接種は衆参両院の議院運営委員会で水面下で検討され、自民党には「危機管理」の観点から早期集団接種を主張する声が出ていた。（2021/05/26-11:48）

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan agreed Wednesday to put off for the time being vaccinating lawmakers against the novel coronavirus on a priority basis.
   The agreement, unveiled by CDP parliamentary affairs chief Jun Azumi, was made between him and his LDP counterpart, Hiroshi Moriyama.
   "It's way too hard to gain the understanding of Japanese citizens at the moment," Azumi told reporters.
   Azumi also said the government should wait until after mass vaccinations start at private companies and other entities across the country to consider inoculating lawmakers as well as their secretaries and staff members of the Diet, Japan's parliament.
   The plan to give vaccination priority to lawmakers was examined behind closed doors at the steering committees of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors.